PULWAMA: Police have arrested the main accused in the murder of a 70-year-old woman whose body was found inside her residence at Parigam village in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on October 19.
The accused has been identified as Imran Bashir Mir, son of Bashir Ahmad Mir, a resident of Parigam, a police officer said.
He was arrested in connection with FIR No. 211/26 registered at Police Station Pulwama under Section 103(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the officer said.
The case pertains to the killing of Jana Begum, wife of late Ghulam Ahmad Bhat, whose body was found inside her house with her throat slit on the morning of October 19.
According to police, the incident occurred around 5 am when unidentified assailants allegedly entered the house. The woman was alone at the time, as her son had gone to a nearby mosque to offer Fajr prayers. On returning, he found her lying in a pool of blood and raised an alarm.
Police had registered a case and launched an investigation to identify those involved. Officials said sustained investigative efforts led to the identification and arrest of the main accused.
Police have not disclosed the alleged motive behind the murder. Further investigation is underway.
