A man was found murdered at MAHADA Quarters under the jurisdiction of Jaripatka police station on Monday morning. The victim has been identified as Shabir Lal Hashmi (52). The police cracked the murder within hours and detained two persons in this connection.
According to information, the victim Shabir, a resident of MAHADA Quarters, had illicit relation with a woman, who works in a restaurant. On Sunday night, Shabir went to the restaurant and thrashed the woman accusing her of having physical relations with someone else too.
The women after finishing her work returned home where her son Sameer Sheikh enquired about the injury marks on her body. The woman then narrated the entire incident to him. Both Sameer and the woman then reached Shabir’s house, who was sleeping in his house after consuming liquor. The duo reportedly stabbed Shabir to death. On Monday morning, the people seeing Shabir lying in the pool of blood informed Jariptka police. The police reached the spot and during preliminary enquiry learnt about Shabir relations with the woman. The police then called the woman to the police station. The woman and her son both reached the police station and during police questioning confessed to their crime.
The police have registered an offence under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. Further investigations are on.