SRINAGAR: Srinagar Police have claimed to have cracked a blind murder case within six hours of recovering an unidentified body from a canal in Khanyar, arresting a woman and her son in connection with the killing.
According to police, an unidentified body wrapped in gunny bags was found on July 30 in the Babademb Canal beneath Baba Dawood Khakhi Bridge in Khanyar.
Police Station Khanyar subsequently registered FIR No. 49/2026 under Sections 103 and 238 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and initiated an investigation.
Given the gravity of the case, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was constituted under the supervision of senior officers. Police said sustained investigation and corroboration of available evidence led to the identification of the alleged accused as Haleema Bano and her son, Moomin Ahmad, originally residents of Machil in Kupwara and currently residing as tenants at Mughal Mohalla, Rainawari.
According to police, the two allegedly fled Srinagar after the crime in an attempt to evade arrest. Police said they pursued various leads and traced the accused to Lolab in Kupwara, where they were apprehended within hours of the recovery of the body.
The deceased was subsequently identified as Nazir Ahmad Bhat, son of Ghulam Mohammad Bhat, a resident of Kalantpora, Hawal.
Police said the investigation revealed that Bhat was allegedly murdered inside the rented accommodation of the accused following a financial dispute. The body was then allegedly disposed of in the Babademb Canal in an attempt to conceal the crime and destroy evidence.
Several articles allegedly connected with the crime have been recovered, police said.
Further investigation is underway to determine whether any other person was involved and to complete the legal formalities, police said.
Srinagar Police said the detection of the case within six hours of the recovery of the body reflected the coordinated efforts of its personnel in tracing the accused and bringing the case to a swift resolution.
