Hajin woman’s body exhumed as family allege murder

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BANDIPORA: Body of a 35-year-old woman in Khumna village of Hajin in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district was today exhumed after receiving a complaint that she was murdered.

An official said police along with medical team reached the village and exhumed the body in presence of Naib Tehsildar Hajin.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Bandipora, Zaid Malik said the body has been taken for post-mortem and the exact cause of death can be ascertained after receiving the report.

Earlier, last week the deceased woman’s family staged a protest, demanding exhumation and post-mortem of the dead body who according to them was allegedly murdered by her husband.

The family members alleged that their daughter was murdered by her husband at Gund-Jahangir village earlier this month.