Srinagar, Oct 19 (KNB): Kishtwar Police have solved the murder case of Special Police Officer (SPO) Bashir Ahmed, who went missing along with his service weapon from a police picket in Trigam, with two accused arrested in connection with the case.
According to police, Bashir Ahmed was reported missing by his family members on October 15, following which multiple teams launched an intensive search operation to trace him.
During the search operation on October 16, police recovered the SPO’s service weapon and subsequently his body from a pit in a nallah in the Seran Wani area of Trigam forest, where it had allegedly been buried.
Following the recovery, a case under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) was registered at Police Station Kishtwar, and an investigation was initiated.
During the investigation, two suspects, identified as Bashir Ahmed Dar, son of Abdul Aziz Dar, and Nazir Ahmed Dar, son of Bashir Ahmed Dar, both residents of Seran Wani, Trigam, were arrested, police said.
Police said questioning of the accused revealed the alleged motive and conspiracy behind the murder. The weapon allegedly used in the crime and the deceased’s concealed belongings were also recovered on the disclosure of the accused.
Further investigation and legal proceedings in the case are underway, police added.(KNB)