In a shocking incident a eunuch turned out to be the murderer of the youth Owais Bashir Malik whose body was recovered near a railway track in Humhama. The murder of the youth had sparked violent protest in the areas while protesters damaged the public property worth lakhs.Addressing a press conference Deputy Inspector General of Police for Central Kashmir range Ghulam Hasan Bhat said that during investigation it came to for that for last one year the deceased was in contact with a person namely Ishaan Majeed Peerzada a resident of Bandipora presently putting up at Barzulla Srinagar.“Ishaan would pose and act like a girl by the name (Umaira) resident of Wanbal Nowgam and both would talk for hours together. Ishaan (Umaira) would also talk at times with family members of the deceased including his sisters and other relatives,” he said.
Bhat said that the deceased youth from Pirbagh would press Ishaan (Umaira) for a meet which was usually avoid by the later. However, on January 12, Owais pressed very hard for a meet and Ishaan (Umaira) agreed to met on the Railway track at Pirbagh. “Ishaan (Umaira) divulged before the deceased that it was he who was posing as a girl. This infuriated Owais and both had a scuffle. Ishaan (Umaira) got better of the Owais and brought him down on the ground over the Railway Track and also kicked him repeatedly. This injured Owais badly and he roled down into the gorge. Thinking that Owais was dead, Ishaan (Umaira) left for his home and subsequently to his aunt’s house at Bandipora. The two sims through which he used to talk with the deceased were broken by him and thrown into a Nallah and thus tried to destroy the evidence,” he said.
He added that the investigation team led by SDPO Magam Syed Fayaz Ahmed had a tough time since the place where the dead body was recovered near the Railway bridge was at a distance from the place where both had a scuffle.During investigaion it was found that in the evening of 12-01-2016, One constable of GRP did find some blood stains on the soil and noticed a human body in the shallow waters down the track. He did not inform the Police and instead planned to dispose off the body to a place away from track with his other two collegues. The three persons of GRP namely Manzoor Ahmad R/O Chadoora, Mohammad Ayoub R/O Humhama and Noor Mohammad R/O Khansahib picked the dead body and placed it away from the track near the Railway bridge at Peerbagh. The main accused Ishaan Majeed S/O Peerzada Ab. Majeed R/O Bandipora at present Barzullah has been arrested in this case alongwith the three employees of GRP.” He said that the further investigation is in progress. (CNS)