Srinagar: In a display of efficiency by the J&K Police, Awantipora police along with Srinagar police cracked the murder case of a Pampore youth and arrested two brothers involved in the gruesome act. Police is in look out of the third person involved in the murder.
Giving details of the case SP Awantipora Mr Mohammad Irshad and SP East Srinagar Mr. Shiekh Zulfikar in a joint press Conference said that on 28th of October 2011 at about 2100 hours one Javaid Ahmad Qadri son of Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din resident of Gousia Colony Pampore lodged a missing report of his son Kaleem Qadri in Police Station Pampore. The search of the missing youth was started during which it transpired that he has traveled towards Srinagar in his Car Ford Figo bearing registration number JK01Q-1711 at about 5:30 PM after dropping his father at Frestabal.
At about 10:30 PM, father of the missing youth informed the Police Station that he has received a phone call from the mobile number of his son and the caller identified himself as kidnapper belonging to Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit and threatened him not to inform the Police. The kidnapper demanded a ransom of rupees one crore fro release of his son.
Subsequently a case FIR No. 169/2011 under section 365, 387 RPC was registered in Police Station Pampore. A joint team of Awantipora and Srinagar Police was constituted to investigate the case.
During investigation of the case, the finger of suspicion went towards one Nazar Muhammad Dar son of Late Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Dar resident of Rakh Shalina Nowgam who was last seen with the missing youth in the car.
A Police party was dispatched to the residence of Nazar Muhammad Dar to call him for questioning. During sustained questioning, he revealed that he was close friend of Kaleem Qadri but since past few weeks some strains were developed in their relationship. Nazar Muhammad Dar developed ill intentions towards the missing youth as he belonged to a well off family and hatched a conspiracy along with his brother Younis Ahmad Dar and his friend Javaid Ahmad Bhat to kidnap Kaleem Qadri and demand ransom from his father.
Acting upon the conspiracy already hatched, the missing youth was lured by Nazar Muhammad Dar to move towards Srinagar where he promised him to sell his I-Pad against a good amount. On reaching Lasjan bridge, the other two accomplices namely Javaid and Younis also boarded the Car and moved towards Nowgam. Enroute, the deceased Kaleem Qadri was strangulated to death in the vehicle itself by a waist belt which was brought by the accused with them.
Thereafter they moved towards village Wapora of district Budgam and wrapped the dead body in a bed sheet that was already brought by the accused persons along. The accused put the bead body in the Dickey of the vehicle and moved towards Bemina, Shalteng area to kill the time as the accused were waiting for the darkness to descend, so as to dispose off the dead body at some place, out of the sight of public.
At about 9:30 PM they brought the body at Sheerbagh Lasjan where it was loaded on a boat and thrown in the middle of the river tying some stones with it. The car of the deceased was taken to Jawahar Nagar and was parked on bandh near Foot Bridge. Having parked the vehicle, the accused Nazar Muhammad Dar made a phone call to the father of the deceased telling him that the vehicle is parked near foot bridge. He was also told not to inform Police and demanded one crore ransom money for which a call will be made next morning.
On the instance of the accused Nazar Muhammad Dar, one I-Pad and a mobile phone Black Berry of the deceased were recovered from the house of accused.
Strenuous efforts were made to fish out the body from the river on 31.010.2011, but could not be recovered till late evening and the search was suspended due to darkness.
Today on 01.11.2011, the search was resumed at 0700 hours and finally the dead body was fished out at about 8:50 hours and taken to PCR Srinagar for medical formalities. After completion of the formalities the dead body was handed over to his legal heirs for last rites.
The accused Nazar Muhammad Dar and Mohammad Younis Dar sons of Late Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din resident of Rakh Shalina, Tangan have been arrested and the third accused Javaid Ahmad Bhat son of Mohammad Ishaq resident of Rakh Shalina Tangan is still at large.
Another suspect namely Abid Hussain Bhat son of Ghulam Muhammad Bhat resident of Tangan Nowgam is also being questioned to ascertain his involvement and further details.