JAMMU: Jammu police on Wednesday framed a Special Investigation Team to probe the cause of deaths after six persons of a family were found dead in two houses in Sidhra area in city's outskirts.
A police spokesperson said, "On August 16, at around 10 pm, a distress telephone call was received from a lady namely Shahzada duaghter of Habbibullah Bhat of Barzulla Srinagar regarding suspicion that her brother namely Noor Ul Habib is not picking up her calls and she has apprehension that he might have committed suicide."
On this, Police parties of PP Sidhra and PS Nagrota headed by IC PP Sidhra SI Majid Hussain and SHO Nagrota Insptr Vishav Partap rushed to the spot and found that the doors of the said house was bolted from inside.
"During the close observation, it was found that a foul smell was emanating from the house and the doors of the house were forcibly broke open in presence of civil witnesses ( locals of Tawi Vihar Colony Sidhra)", he said.
Police spokesperson said that police team found four semi-decomposed bodies inside the house .
"On this a team of FSL and photographers of Crime section of PCR were called in for the probe into the inquest proceedings started there", police said.
The locals of the area identified the bodies as Noor ul Habib son of Habib Ullah; Sakina Begum Wife of late Ghulam Hassan; Sajad Ahmed, son of Farooq Ahmed Magray and Nassema Akhter daughter of late Ghulam Hassan.
Police said that locals also informed them about the house which belongs to one of the deceased and the police party went there and opened the doors and found that two more bodies that were identified as Rubina Bano daughter of Gh Hussain and her brother Zafar Salim.
SSP Jammu Chandan Kohli also rushed to the spot and directed for thorough probe into the incident.
Talking to media persons, SSP Jammu said that the dead bodies have been shifted to GMC Jammu for autopsy and shall be handed over to the legal heirs after medico legal formalities.
SSP Jammu further informed that a four member Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Sanjay Sharma SP Rural, Pardeep Kumar SDPO Nagrota, Insptr Vishav Partap SHO Nagrota and SI Majid Hussain IC PP Sidhra has been formed so as to interrogate the matter.
"It appears to be a case of poisoning but the exact cause is being probed with the help of investigating agencies," he said.
"Any further details shall be shared in due course of time, '' he added.
