The mother-in-law and husband of a woman who was allegedly kil*led and then burned in a cowshed in the Pahalgam area of the Anantnag district of south Kashmir last year were taken into custody by police on Friday.
According to a police officer, Shabnam Akhtar was mur*dered on October 4 of last year by her mother-in-law and her husband, who works as a worker.
“The missing lady’s husband namely Imran Khan, 35, of Halmulla Hapatnad Aishmuqam Pahalgam during questioning by Police accepted that he got his wife kil*led with the help of his mother on 04-10-2024 and burnt his body in his cowshed,” he said.
According to the officer, the police team went to the crime scene with the accused, Duty Magistrate Ashmuqam, and the FSL team. He added, “A formal case (FIR NO 01/2025) U/S 103(1) BNS,61(2) BNS stands registered against the accused person and his mother namely Noor Hassan wife off Mouz ud din Khan.”
“During investigation, the investigating team recovered hair, some bones, and cell phone of the deceased women and sealed them before duty Magistrate for further investigation of the case,” he said.
According to him, both of the suspects have been officially arrested in connection with the case and sent to prison.
