Woman among 3 held for her husband’s murder in Mendhar

MENDHAR, NOVEMBER 9: With the arrest of a woman, her brother and paramour, the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday claimed to have solved a sensational murder case of a 38-year-old chemist which took place in Dhargloon area of Mendhar in Poonch district last month.

On October 2, police had recovered body of the chemist Tahir Mehmood (38), son of late Mohammad Sadeeq (retired ZEO) under suspicious circumstances in his room. Subsequently, police launched inquest proceedings under section 174 Cr.PC in police Station.

On the basis of material as well as technical evidence, SDPO Mendhar Z A Jaffri said that the inquest proceedings were converted into a case abetment of suicideagainst Zaib Ul-Nisa wife of Tahir Mehmood, Mohammad Iqbal (paramour) and Razwan Ahmed (brother-in-law of the deceased), all resident of Dhargloon Tehsil Mendhar, All the accused have been arrested.

“The extra-marital affair of his wife become cause for Tahir Mehmood’s murder,” he said, “Further investigation is going on and developments in the case will be shared,” he said.

This is the third murder case solved in last three months by the police in Mendhar. Earlier police solved Shahnaz Akhter and Shariq murder cases.