Srinagar, Mar 24: In a shocking incident, a man was stabbed to death allegedly by his nephew in Downtown area here on Sunday, police said.
Police said the incident took place at Safa Kadal area in Downtown in early morning.
“During early morning hours on Sunday, an individual namely Fayaz Ahmad Ganie (aged 32), son of Wali Mohammad Ganie, resident of Hafta Yarbal Safa Kadal, who was a butcher by profession, was brought to SMHS Hospital by his family members in an injured condition. The doctors at the hospital pronounced him dead upon arrival,” police said in a statement.
“Preliminary investigation reveals that an altercation took place near the victim’s residence in a slaughterhouse between one butcher, namely Irfan Ahmad Ganie and his uncle namely Nisar Ahmad Ganie. The deceased Fayaz Ahmad Ganie intervened in this altercation and during the ensuing scuffle Irfan Ahmad Ganie stabbed the victim leading to his death,” police said.
They said that acting swiftly, police arrested the accused person Irfan Ahmad Ganie son of Mohd Shafi Ganie resident of Hafta Yarbal Safa Kadal, who is nephew of the victim, within hours after the incident.
“In this regard, a case FIR No. 29/2024 under relevant sections of law has been registered in Police Station Safa Kadal. The weapon of offence has been seized. Forensic analysis and medico-legal procedures are currently underway and further investigation is going on,” police said.
Meanwhile, the incident sent shock waves across the locality. Emotional scenes were witnessed when the body of reached the locality from the hospital. Hundreds of people participated in his Nimaz-e-Jinaza.
To mention, in the past few days, multiple murder incidents have occurred across Kashmir. In one such incident, Police on Friday cracked a murder case by arresting two accused persons in north Kashmir’s Sopore area. In another incident, a youth was found dead on Saturday, near his home in Budgam district. His family alleges he has been murdered.
Many netizens took to social media to express their shock on the rising crime incidents.