Police on Friday said to have arrested eight accused persons in a case related to the death of a juvenile in Badshah Nagar area of Srinagar on February 15, 2023.
“On 15/02/2023 Police Station Chanapora received an information that some shopkeepers of Badshah Nagar had apprehended some suspects from Sky Park, an under construction building,” a police spokesperson in a statement said.
Upon this a police party rushed to the spot and found the shopkeepers had apprehended one juvenile (name withheld). While questioning the locals and shopkeepers disclosed that four persons were found on the rooftop of the said building and the other three had fled away from the-spot, police spokesperson said.
“The building premises were searched by Police along with the locals /Shopkeepers and one juvenile was found lying near the corner of the building in a critical condition, he was evacuated to hospital for treatment where doctors declared him brought dead. He was identified as Farhan Bashir Wani, R/O Iram Lane Budshahnagar. Consequently, a case under FIR number 08/2023 under section 304 IPC was registered and investigation taken up. During the course of investigation, the apprehended juvenile (name withheld) disclosed the names of other two juveniles (name withheld) who were also apprehended.”
The apprehended persons disclosed that they had gone inside the building in order to consume some contraband substance. They also disclosed that the shopkeepers along with the building owner had arrived inside the building, which made all of them flee in panic, resulting in the fall of one among them, the spokesperson said.
Accordingly the building owner along with other shopkeepers namely Sahil Ahmad S/O Mohd Subhan R/O Nowgam, Abdul Rashid Bhat, R/o Allochibagh, Ab Majeed Fufoo, R/O Mehboob Colony, Aijaz Ahmad R/o Mehboob Colony and Mohd Yaseen R/o Pulwama were arrested for this rash and negligent act causing death of a juvenile.
Moreover, the other three juveniles in conflict with law (friends of the deceased) were also apprehended formally and were medically examined, where it came forth that all of them were under the influence of contraband substance, police in a statement said.
The police spokesperson said that all the eight accused (including 3 juveniles in conflict with law) were produced before the court of law and necessary remand was obtained. “Investigation in case is in full swing and whole circumstances leading to death will be examined in detail,” he added. (KNS)