BJP leader, 3 women found dead in separate incidents across region

In a bizarre case, a Bhartiya Janta Party leader and three females including a pregnant wife of policeman were found dead in separate incidents across Jammu region.

The deceased have been identified as BJP leader Som Raj, Asha Sharma wife of cop, Sandhya Devi resident of Khour and Himani, a resident of Upper Roop Nagar.

A person named by the deceased’s family members in connection with the incident will be questioned, the SSP said. Raj’s body was handed over his family and it was cremated, police said.

Raj’s family alleged that he was murdered and demanded that the government should provide justice to them.

Many BJP leaders, who visited Raj’s home, also demanded a probe into his death.

In a separate incident, a Special Police Officer (SPO) allegedly bludgeoned his pregnant wife to death in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir

Accused SPO Mohan Lal is absconding, they said, adding his house was set ablaze by some angry villagers.

Senior Superintendent of Police, Kathua, Ramesh Chander Kotwal said special teams have been formed to arrest the accused.

The incident happened at Dharalta village in the Billawar area when Lal, who is posted in district police lines Kathua and was on leave for the past three days, brutally killed his wife Asha Devi (32), a mother of two daughters, following an argument over some family matter, the officials said.

“Mohan Lal, SPO, son of Puran Chand of village Dharalta in Billawar district murdered his wife with a sharp-edged weapon. He was on two days leave. After committing a crime, he rushed from the spot”, a senior police officer informed .

SSP Kathua Romesh Chander Kotwal when contacted informed that a Special Investigation Team, SIT, headed by SDPO Bilalwar has been constituted, adding, a preliminary investigation indicates a matrimonial issue behind the incident.

The SPO fled the scene before the neighbours arrived, they said, adding some agitated people torched his house before the situation was brought under control by police.

The officials said the woman was eight months pregnant and her baby also died in her womb.
Meanwhile, reports from district Jammu said that two women today were found hanging under mysterious circumstances. Sandhya Devi (22) wife of Babu Ram of Devipur, Akhnoor who was married at KotMaira, Khour was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her in-laws house.

Her body was later taken to the Sub District Hospital, Akhnoor for post-mortem which was conducted by a board of doctors. Police have started inquest proceedings in this connection to ascertain the reason behind the cause of the death.

Another woman namely Himani (21) was found hanging at her residence here in Upper Roop Nagar under mysterious circumstances. Her parents were taking the body for cremation without informing police about the incident.

Police later took the deceased’s body under custody for autopsy.

Pertinent to mention here that locals of village Chadwal under the leadership of Ajay Bharati, AAP valunteer worker today held a protest at ChadwalMorh against UT govt of JK in connection with murder of a Samba based girl( Vaishali) whose dead body was recovered from Ludhiana .

During protest, they shouted slogans ‘UT Administration Hosh mei Aao and also raised murdabad slogans and criticised the incident’.

They said that this is injustice with the girl and demanded a suitable enquiry for the apprehension of culprits who involved in murder of the said girl