Kishtwar Sept 06n a major achievement, Kishtwar Police solved the mystery behind the suicide case of one Smt. Zewara Begum W/o Mohd Ashraf Khanday R/o Atfi Warwan.

On 23-07-2021 it was reliably learnt that one lady namely Zewara Begum W/o Mohd Ashraf R/o Afti Warwan committed suicide by jumping into the Marusudar river from wooden bridge at Chudraman and the dead body of the said lady was recovered from the bank of MArusudar river near Bata Warwan. On this information an inquest proceeding U/sec. 174 Cr.PC initiated at PS Warwan. During the course of enquiry some foul play into the matter was substantiated by the inquiry officer and accordingly the inquest proceeding was converted into the FIR No. 03/2021 US 306 IPC of PS Warwan

*Keeping in view the sensitivity of the case, SSP Kishtwar Sh. Shafqat Hussain Batt-JKPS constituted a special investigation team (SIT) headed by SDPO Marwah Sh. Nissar Khoja along with SHO PS Warwan under the supervision of Addl. SP Kishtwar Sh. Rajinder Singh.* The SIT so constituted collected evidence, lifted some suspects for questioning and accordingly on the basis of the investigation viz-a-viz statement of the witnesses and other evidences, the SIT established that the said lady was tortured physically and mentally by her husband and other members of in law’s family since long. The accused identified as Mohd Ashraf (Husband of deceased) serving in J&K Police department posted at District Doda (2) Fayaz Ahmed ( Brother in law) (3) Sharifa Begum (Sister in law) (4) Sara Begum ( Sister in law) (5) Rafiqa Begum ( Sister in law).

Finally it was established that all the above mentioned accused had suspicion over her character and used to torture her physically & mentally, due to which the deceased lady took such extreme step & commit suicide. All the accused persons has been arrested & put behind the bar. The case has been accordingly challaned in the court of law.