A 40-year-old advocate was found dead under mysterious circumstances in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday.
A senior police official said the deceased identified as Tariq Ahmad Mir was found hanging from a tree in Arath area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday morning.
"Today morning dead body of one person namely Tariq Ahmad Mir s/o Abdul Gani Mir R/o Wadwan Budgam (age about 40 yrs ) was found hanging in the orchards of village Arath Budgam by locals,” a police spokesperson said in a tweet.
“A Police team headed by SHO PS Budgam and Chowki officer Soibug alongwith with FSL team visited the spot immediately. The place of occurrence was examined and dead body was taken into custody for post mortem and other legal formalities. Proceedings under section 174 CrPC have been initiated by Police, " a police spokesman said.
Reports said that the body of the advocate was discovered dangling from the tree by early risers who later informed the police. After medico-legal formalities, the body was handed over to the family for last rites.
The police official said that the investigation are underway in the case and there will be more clarity once the post-mortem report is finalised. “We will proceed with the investigations once the report is received. For the time being, we have spoken with his immediate family members and further investigations are underway,” he said.