Accused man from Naidkhai arrested with the help of CCTV footage.
A day after a mother of six from Khaietangan Baramulla was found murdered in apple orchard Juhama, police in a swift investigation has cracked the murder mystery after arresting an accused man with the help of CCTV footage of District hospital Baramulla.
Police sources said SSP Baramulla Mir Imtiyaz Hussain constituted special investigation which put strenuous efforts to crack the murder mystery and worked day and night so that no evidence or chance get missed.
Police sources said that the accused, who was in affairs the slain woman, has raped her in the apple orchard and later murdered her after smashing her head with stone. The accused confessed the murder.
The accused has been identified as Gulzar Ahmad son of Ghulam Mohammad of Naidkhai Sumbal who has relatives at Delina Baramulla.
“After eloping her along from hospital we spent hours in orchards of Juhama and I raped her. Later, she demanded Rs 5000 five thousand rupees from me but I didn’t have that much money. We had scuffle and later I threw a stone on her head she fell down and start bleeding,* ‘the accused said investigation team.
He further revealed to investigators that he was there in the orchard she breathed her last in the dead of night.
Police has registered registered a murder case under FIR No 228/2017 under section 302 in police station Baramulla.