SRINAGAR — The body of a woman was found in the fields of Budgam district, sparking an investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death.
According to a police officer speaking to a local news agency, authorities were alerted on February 14, 2024, following a call to the Police Station Magam reporting the discovery of a suspicious dead body in an open field.
The deceased has been identified as Kulsum Rehman, daughter of Abdul Rehman Lone, a resident of Drung Tangmarg.
A suicide note allegedly implicating a local youth in her decision to end her life due to an alleged affair and subsequent denial of marriage was recovered during a personal search of the deceased.
"Preliminary findings suggest a case of poisoning-related suicide abetted by the youth," the police officer stated, noting that the youth in question has been arrested in connection with the case.
A case FIR number 18/2024 under Section 306 of IPC has been registered at Police Station Magam, with further investigation underway to ascertain the full extent of the circumstances leading to the tragic incident.
This post first appeared on The Kashmir Pulse
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