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Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday expressed grief over the mysterious deaths of two men in a remote village in Kathua district and said he has asked the concerned officers to probe the matter.
Bodies of Roshan Lal, 45, and Shamsher, 37, were retrieved from the banks of a stream in Batheri village in Billawar on Sunday and preliminary information revealed that the deceased had been strangulated to death.
“Deeply anguished by the tragic death of two persons at Billawar, Kathua. My thoughts and prayers are with their families during this difficult time. My office is in touch with the local MLA and the concerned officers have been asked to investigate the cause of these deaths,” Abdullah wrote on X.
Station House Officer of Billawar Police Station, Jitender Singh, said police had already registered a murder case in the incident and further investigations are on to bring the culprits to book.(Agencies)
