SRINAGAR: Police in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district have solved the murder case of a 14-year-old girl whose body was recovered from Sehpora area on Sunday, with investigators identifying the victim’s elder sister as the prime accused.
Few days ago the girl’s body was found lying in fields near Batsar Road, barely 300 meters from her residence in Sehpora. Initial reports had suggested that unknown persons travelling in a car may have been involved.
However, after investigation of this case pieced together technical evidence and forensic findings, leading to the conclusion that the victim’s elder sister was behind the killing.
SSP Ganderbal, Khalil Poswal in a press confrence said, that the elder sister, who had accompanied the victim, was arrested after her involvement in the crime was established. “During sustained questioning and corroboration with forensic evidence, it was found that the sister herself was responsible for the murder”.
“The sibling, confessed to hitting her with a stick after an argument, causing her death”, SSP said.
“We collected all evidences and same will be produced to court”, SSP further said.
He said the accused attempted to mislead the family and investigators by claiming that unknown men had tried to abduct the sisters.
