KL Report
SRINAGAR
Police cracked a blind murder case of a herb collector who was found dead in open fields at Ashmuqam area of Islamabad, apolice statement said on Friday.
Police station Ashmuqam was informed by some locals on 13 November that a male body is lying in an open field near Siligam.
The body was later identified as of Buttu Khatana son of Abdullah Khatana resident of Lidru Pahalgam, a herb collector by profession.
A case FIR No 77/14 under section 302 RPC was registered in Police Station Ashmuqam and investigation was taken up.
Police said during the investigation, several suspects were questioned by the police and finally the investigations zeroed in on a suspect, Firdous Ahmad Bhat son of Gul Mohammad Bhat resident of Salia. During his sustained questioning he confessed of murdering Buttu Khatana. He revealed that the murder was a preplanned by him. He called Buttu Khatana to the open fields on the pretext of finalizing a deal of forest herbs early morning on the fateful day. Buttu Khatana came to the spot with 1.5 lac rupees. He further revealed that after the confirmation that he had arranged the money he attacked him with an axe and decamped with the money.
On his instance police recovered the weapon of offence (axe), mobile phone & rupees 1.5 lac from his possession.
