Accused resident of Ramban district; was working at DG’s house for six months; no terror act apparent so far, probing all angles: ADGP Jammu Mukesh Singh
Jammu, Oct 04: Jammu and Kashmir police Tuesday said that the domestic help was involved in the murder of Director General Prisons H K Lohia and the accused on the run. Police also said that so far there is no apparent terror act while a thorough probe to cover all angles was on.
A statement issued by the ADGP Jammu Mukesh Singh to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that in the initial investigation into the incident of death of DG Prisons, HK Lohia, it has come to fore that one domestic helper Yasir Ahmead resident of Ramban is the main accused.
“Some CCTV footages collected from the incident site also shows the suspected accused running away after commission of this crime,” the statement said, adding that Yasir was working in the house for nearly six months.
“Initial investigation reveals that he was quite aggressive in his behaviour and was also under depression as per sources,” the statement said. “So far no terror act is apparent as per Initial investigation but thorough probe is on to rule out any possibility. The weapon of offence has been seized besides some documentary evidence reflecting his mental state.”
Police have also released the photographs of the accused stating that anyone who gets any information of him or he is seen anywhere, the information must be shared with the police. On Monday late night, DG Prisons was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his Jammu residence. The domestic help was found absconding. Born in 1965, Lohia was a 1992-IPS Officer. He was appointed as DG Prisons in August 2022. Pertinently, the murder of DG Prisons has taken place at a time when Union Home Minister Amit Shah is in Jammu. Shah arrived in Jammu on Monday late afternoon and is scheduled to address a mega rally at Rajouri and in Baramulla district of Kashmir—(KNO)
