DG Jammu murder: Domestic help arrested

October 04, 2022 12:48

J-K Director General (Prisons) Hemant K Lohia

Breaking: Domestic help accused of killing J-K Director General (Prisons) Hemant K Lohia arrested, says Police.

Lohia was found murdered at his residence in Jammu, police said, asserting that his domestic help had emerged as the main suspect in the case.

Yasir Lohar's arrest followed a major all-night manhunt, police said in a statement, adding that his interrogation had begun. He was arrested from a field in Kanhachak area. Lohar is a resident of Halla-Dhandrath village in Ramban district

A preliminary examination of the crime scene indicated that Lohia must have been applying some oil on his foot which showed swelling. The killer suffocated Lohia to death and also used a broken ketchup bottle to slit his throat and later tried to set the body afire.

The guards present at the residence of the officer saw the fire inside his room. They had to break open the door as it was locked from inside, and found Lohia dead.

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