The youth was killed in front of a crowd at a graveyard with a sharp-edged weapon.
Shyam Sood
Rajouri, July 17: In a broad day horrifying incident on Thursday evening in Khandyal Kote area of Thanamandi police station in Rajouri district, a 23-year-old youth was brutally murdered in full public view. According to sources and relatives, the accused is a close relative of the deceased Mehraj-Ud-Din, reportedly a brother-in-law of his sister. According to police sources, a woman had passed away in the village, and a large number of people had gathered at the local graveyard for her burial. Sources said that during the burial, 24-year-old Safeer Ahmad, son of Mohammad Shabbir and a resident of Kheora Rajouri, suddenly attacked Mehraj-ud-Din, also a resident of Kheora Rajouri, with a sharp-edged weapon. Mehraj was critically injured in the attack. The people present at the graveyard immediately rushed him to the government hospital in Thanamandi, where doctors declared him dead. The body was later sent to GMC Rajouri for postmortem. After completing the legal formalities and postmortem, the body was handed over to the family. Meanwhile, the police have registered a case of murder and arrested the accused, Safeer Ahmad. The murder weapon has also been recovered. The police are conducting a thorough investigation into the matter. However, the motive behind the attack remains unknown at this stage-why Safeer attacked Mehraj in such a brutal manner in front of a large gathering is still unclear. This shocking incident has created an atmosphere of grief and fear in the entire area.
