Srinagar, May 2: A man allegedly stabbed his wife to death at Tanghar Kralapora in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Sunday.
 Giving details about the incident, Senior Superintendent of Police, Budgam, Uttam Chand said, Bilal Ahmad Pandith allegedly killed his wife, 28-year-old Sameera Jan in the evening. “Bilal Ahmad who is also Sameera’s cousin is absconding and a manhunt has been launched to arrest him,” he said, adding a case had been registered in Chadoora Police Station under FIR No. 57/2011 U/S 302 of RPC and three members of her in-laws had been arrests so far.
 According to SHO Manzoor Ahmad, the post-mortem has revealed that the woman was allegedly stabbed with a 7½ inches knife a part of which was recovered from her body during autopsy. “She had sharp wounds on her chest, back and neck,” he said, adding the weapon had also been recovered from the incident site.
 According to Sameera’s father, Farooq Ahmad Khan, the alleged dispute between the couple began immediately after they entered into wedlock five years ago. “Bilal’s parents were demanding dowry and harassing my daughter”, Farooq Ahmad alleged. 
 “Sameera was living at her maternal house at Nawa Kadal here from the last five months due to strained relationship with the husband,” Farooq Ahmad said adding “Bilal met her on Sunday at a common relative’s house at Kralapora, from where they went to Tanghar Kralapora.”
 “The initial police investigation reveals that Sameera’s in-laws are also involved in the murder,” SHO said.
 “Some years ago the family was also challaned in another murder case under Police Station Sadder during which their house was burnt,” Manzoor Ahmad said. “We are ascertaining the status of the previous case on the family,” he added.

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