Srinagar: The police on Friday evening released a statement regarding the death of a juvenile at Budshah Nagar Srinagar and arrested eight accused, including the building owner where the boy was found dead.
In a handout, the police said that on 15 Feb, the Police Station Chanapora received information that some shopkeepers of Budshahnagar had apprehended some suspects from Sky Park, an under-construction building.
A police party rushed to the spot and found the shopkeepers had apprehended one juvenile, whose name has been withheld. While questioning the locals and shopkeepers disclosed that four persons were found on the rooftop of the building and the other three had fled away from the spot.
The police spokesman further stated that the building premises were searched by the policemen along with the locals and shopkeepers and found one juvenile near a corner of the building in critical condition. He was taken to a hospital for treatment, where doctors declared him brought dead.
Consequently, an FIR No.08/2023 U/S 304 IPC was registered and an investigation was taken up. During the course of investigation, the apprehended juvenile (name withheld) disclosed the names of the other two juveniles (name withheld )who were also apprehended.
The apprehended persons disclosed that they had gone inside the building in order to consume some contraband substance. They also disclosed that the shopkeepers along with the building owner had arrived inside the building, which made all of them flee in panic. Resulting in the fall of one among them.
Accordingly, the building owner along with other shopkeepers namely Sahil Ahmad S/O Mohd Subhan R/O Nowgam, Abdul Rashid Bhat S/O,, Habib Ullah Bhat R/o Allochibagh, Ab Majeed Fufoo S/O Habib Ullah Fufoo R/O Mehboob Colony, Aijaz Ahmad S/O Gh Ahmad Farash R/o Mehboob Colony and Mohd Yaseen S/O Ab Gani Khan R/o Pulwama were arrested for this rash and negligent act causing the death of a juvenile, he said.
Moreover, the other three juveniles in conflict with the law, who were friends of the deceased, were also apprehended formally and were medically examined. It came forth that all of them were under the influence of the contraband substance, as per the police statement.
All 8 accused, including 3 juveniles, were produced before the court and got remand. (GNS)
