Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Aug 24: A Special Police Officer (SPO) of Jammu and Kashmir Police, who allegedly killed his pregnant wife with sharp edged weapon, was arrested here.
SPO Mohan Lal, who was posted in District Police Lines (DPL) Kathua and was on leave for the past three days, brutally killed his wife Asha Devi, a mother of two daughters, at their Dharalta residence in the Billawar area yesterday morning following an argument over some family matter.
Taking serious note of the incident, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Kathua, Ramesh Chander Kotwal constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by a SDPO Border to arrest the accused who had fled the scene after committing the crime.
“The absconding SPO was arrested from the Billawar area late last night and is being questioned by police”, Kotwal said.
An agitated mob had torched the house of the SPO before the situation was brought under control by the police team headed by SHO Billawar yesterday.
The woman was eight months pregnant and her baby had also died in her womb.
A case under relevant Sections already stands at Police Station Billawar and further investigation is going on.
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