ADGP said that the first investigation of the crime scene shows that it is a suspected case of murder
ADGP said that the first investigation of the crime scene shows that it is a suspected case of murder
Jammu and Kashmir Director General (Prisons) Hemant K. Lohia was murdered at his residence in Jammu on Monday night, with police suspecting his domestic help as the main culprit.
Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh called it a “very unfortunate” incident and said a search operation was launched to nab his domestic help, identified as Jaseer, who is absconding.
Giving information, Singh told PTI that the suspect had also tried to set ablaze the body of 57-year-old Lohia, who was appointed Director General of Prisons in the Union Territory in August.
Additional Director General of Police, Jammu Zone, Mukesh Singh, who visited the house at Udaiwala on the outskirts of Jammu, said that Lohia, a 1992 batch IPS officer, was found with burn marks and his throat slit.
The guards present at the officer’s residence saw the fire inside Lohia’s room. He told that he had to break it because the door was locked from inside.
The ADGP said that the preliminary investigation at the crime scene points towards murder.
“The domestic help is absconding. His search has been started,” he said, adding that forensic and crime teams are at the spot.
“The investigation process has started. Senior officers are on the spot,” the officer said, adding that the J&K Police family expresses grief and deep sorrow over the death of their senior officer.