Srinagar: A Kashmiri man, a carpenter by profession has killed a 30-year-old woman by chopping off her body into pieces in the Mohanpora area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district and later dumped the body parts at different spots in his neighborhood to conceal the crime, Police said.
Police recovered all body parts from different spots yesterday after the man admitted to having committed the crime.
Locals of the area were shocked as the crime was reported for the time in the societal history of Kashmir Valley
Since last year, similar murders were reported in Delhi, UP, and other states of India.
The official said that the incident came to light after the brother of the woman, a resident of the Soibug area of Budgam had filed a missing complaint on March 8.
“Tanveer Ahmad Khan, brother of the woman had stated that his sister aged, 30 years left for coaching classes on March 07 but didn’t return home. In this regard, a missing report was filed and an investigation was taken up,” he said.
He said during the investigation police rounded up several suspects including Shabir Ahmad Wani, son of Abdul Aziz Wani, a resident of Mohandpora Budgam.
“After sustained interrogation, Shabir confessed to having murdered the missing girl. To hide his crime, the culprit had cut the body into pieces and buried the parts at different locations,” he said.
The official said in his disclosure, the parts have been recovered and medico-legal formalities are underway.
He said further investigation into the case is going on.
(KNO)