Srinagar Aug 16: Police on Monday arrested three persons including a ‘juvenile’ in connection with the murder of a youth from Chakli village in J&K’s Rajouri district last week.
Ankush Bakshi, son of Bachan Lal, a local from Chakli was stabbed multiple times by unknown persons inside his house while he was asleep and died instantly on the intervening night of August 10 and 11.
A murder case FIR No. 538/2021 u/s 302/458 of IPC was registered by the police even as a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by DySP Hq, Rajouri was constituted following a vehement protest by the locals over what they had termed an “unprecedented brutal murder”.
A statement issued by Rajouri police said that following the murder, technical data was examined and witnesses were examined.
Based on leads developed, three suspects were identified and apprehended-namely, Rajan Sharma, son of Vijay Kumar, 21, a resident of Chingus, Saqib, resident of Sangpur, whose age is being verified and could possibly be a juvenile and 21-year-old Priya Bakshi, daughter of Bachan Lal, resident of Chakli, police said.
As per police, during sustained questioning, it came to light that Kumar and Priya were in a relationship, to which the deceased “had objected repeatedly and often forcefully”.
“Due to this, a criminal conspiracy was hatched by the above mentioned to eliminate the deceased, who put the criminal plan into action in the intervening night of August 10/11, ” it added.
As per the police statement, more arrests are expected in the case in coming days.