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One arrested for murder of minor boy
KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 9/21/2018 4:04:28 PM
SRINAGAR, Sep 20: Police has arrested one person in connection with the murder of a minor in Ganderbal district.
Police claimed that the murder was committed in a fit of revenge.
Giving details at a press conference SSP Ganderbal Mohammad Khalil Poswal police said a 12-year old boy Faisal Hussain Misger of Buserbugh Alasteng was found murdered under mysterious circumstances in fields near his home on Tuesday.
He added during investigations by a special investigating team, the case was solved and the accused arrested.
The team rounded up a suspect namely Abrar Majeed a resident of Buserbugh who was later interrogated and he confessed that he murdered the minor boy in a fit of revenge.
Abrar, according to the police, is known for wrongdoings and is a drug addict.
SSP said that the accused was stalking the sister of the deceased and he got infuriated recently when she got married.
In a fit of rage, he said, the accused took Faisal to a nearby orchard and strangulated him to death.