Srinagar: A would-be bride in Srinagar was killed by her step brother, nephew and the niece with ill intentions to grab her property share, jewellery and other valuables barely a day before her marriage fixed on November 5, police said on Friday.
All the three accused involved in the commission of crime have been arrested and the blind murder .
After the horrific murder of woman, her fiance Nasir Hussain Kawa son of Gh Hassan Kawa of Kawpora Shadipora had filed a petition, in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Srinagar seeking investigations into the suspicious death of her would-be wife.
On November 13, Police Station Nigeen received directions from Court of CJM Srinagar for filing report in the light of petition filed by complainant.
Earlier on the morning of November 4, victim’s fiance was informed that she died due to heart attack. But the complainant stated that he had apprehensions of the victim being murdered.
Accordingly proceedings under section 174 CRPC was initiated.
Investigating officers learnt from the medical reports that the lady was actually murdered. The proceedings u/s 174 CrPC were converted into a formal criminal Case FIR No. 182/20 U/S 302 IPC was registered in PS Nigeen, police said in the statement.
Investigations
A special investigating team headed by SHO Nigeen under the supervision of SDPO Zakoora immediately swung into action and started rounding up suspects in the instant case.
After hectic efforts and on human intelligence, the special team got the clues, which were indicating the involvement of the family of the deceased, the statement reads.
Among the suspects, Wajid Gulzar Sultan (nephew of the victim) was put to sustained questioning. He confessed to the crime and divulged the details and the sequence of events.
Sultan revealed that he along with his uncle Mohammad Shafi Sultan and sister Nighat Gulzar hatched a conspiracy to eliminate the lady namely Shahnaza as she has been their eyesore.
Wajid and Nighat were nephew and neice to the deceased while as Shafi was step-brother of the deceased. The main conspirator is Shafi, who motivated Wajid and Nighat to take part in the killing of the victim.
Accordingly, on November 3, they all hatched a conspiracy to eliminate her. As the victim used to wake up for prayers very early in the morning. On November 4, wee hours, as she was busy in prayers, Shafi alongwith Nighat and Wajid entered the room, attacked the victim from behind and smothered her till death.
Later they flattened and strangulated her with a golden coloured piece of cloth in order to ensure her death. The accused tied the cloth with a fan and tied the dead body with it to give an impression that she has hanged herself to death.
Motive
Shafi being the step brother of the victim was not in good relationship with her and used to harass her on one pretext or the other. On various instances, he used to torture her. Since their expired father had kept a piece of land for the victim, Shafi’s eye was on that piece of land.
Shafi was also eyeing the jewellery brought by the family for the victim. Also, the victim was not happy with the articles especially jewellery brought by her family, as she had engaged in a verbal dual with the family especially with Shafi, a day before the fateful day, according to statement.
Shafi was fed up with the behaviour of the victim. He wanted to grab the piece of land and the jewellery. He persuaded Wajid and Nighat to help him in killing her. Shafi promised both the accused equal share of everything.
Also, Shafi’s conduct was always questionable as he used to return home drunk which was always objected by the victim. After the disclosure of the accused & the linkage of other evidences, all of them were arrested.
The article of offence was identified by the accused and recovered from their house. Further investigation into the case is in progress, the statement said.
