Srinagar, Jan 6: Anantnag police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested four suspects ‘involved in death case’ of a Srinagar youth at a Pahalgam hotel in last week of December 2020.

A police statement reads that Police station Pahalgam has made arrests in case of death of Srinagar youth Mubashir Sajad Dar.

“On December 28, 2020 police station Pahalgam had received an information about the death of one Srinagar based youth namely Mubashir Sajad Dar son of Sajad Ahmad Dar resident of Khanyar. Upon receipt of the information an inquest proceedings under section 174 CrPC was initiated by the police station concerned.”

“During the course of proceedings under relevant sections followed by completion of medico-legal formalities, the body of the youth to legal heirs” the statement reads.

A SIT headed by SPDO Pahalgam was formed by SSP Anantnag, Sandeep Chaudhary.

“Many suspects were rounded up and were questioned which included his (deceased’s) friends who accompained him to tourist destination Pahalgam. Technical methods were used to collect evidence which led to some suspects, the statement reads.

On the basis of investigation, a case under FIR number 02/2021 under section 304 IPC 8/21,20,27 NDPS Act was registered in police station Pahalgam, the statement reads.

Four suspects, Usman Ali Baba son of Ali Mohammad Baba residence Wanabal Srinagar; Kateeb Ali Buch son of Nasir Jan Buch residence Wanabal Srinagar, Omar Aftab Dar so of Aftab Ahmad Dar residence Hyderpora Srinagar including drugs dealer Reyaz Ahmad Dar son of Mahd Ramzan Dar residence Hassanpora tavela Bijbehera have been arrested, the statement reads.

Further investigation of the case is going on, the statement reads further. (GNS)