Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 22:Police today said to have arrested two persons in connection with the Shameem Ali Death case in Srinagar.
As per the police, Shameem Ali Nath son of Ali Mohammad Nath resident of weir area Chatabal, was missing since July 5 while his dead body was later on recovered from Sangam area of Srinagar on July 19.
“Subsequently Inquest proceedings under section 174 of CRPC were initiated in PS Sangam. The post-mortem of the deceased was conducted by a team of doctors and after medico-legal formalities, the dead body of the deceased was handed over to NOK’s for last rites.”
Police said that during an inquest, it came to the fore that the deceased was mentally and physically harassed by two individuals namely Ashiq Wani( 50) son of Ghulam Wani of Chatabal, Srinagar, and Fayaz Ahmad Mewaforash (51) son of Ab Aziz Mewaforash from Sarnal, Anantnag on account of some financial dealings between the deceased and the two.
“…both the accused had illegally locked the residential house of the deceased situated at weir area Chatabal on account of some debt that he owed them, on 5th of July 2022, the date when the deceased went missing. (The house and lock have been opened as soon information was received by Safakadal Police station).”
Police said that based on available oral and technical evidence, the inquest proceedings were converted into a formal case under FIR NO. 137/2022 under sections 306,452,427 and 506 of IPC police station Safakadal, he said.
“Both the accused Ashiq Wani and Fayaz Ahmad have been arrested. An SIT headed by SDPO MR Gunj, Mohd Farooq Bhat JKPS has been formed for an in-depth investigation in this case,” police said.
The police said that the post-mortem report and some FSL reports are awaited and other sections like murder, destruction of evidence, and other relevant sections will be added to the case based on the findings of the Post mortem report.
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