The Revenue police arrested four persons, including a 15-year old boy, in connection with the murder of Aman Kumar, resident of Raidul village in Pauri district on Monday. They were produced before Chief Judicial Magistrate court. While the court sent Sudarshan lal, Jhagarh Singh and Subodh kumar to judicial custody in Pauri Jail the juvenile was sent to child reformatory house.
According to Tehsildar, A Ghildiyal, the case of the murder under section 302 of Indian Penal Code was registered on April 21on the report lodged by Sarita Sharma, sister of the deceased, with the revenue police against the four persons. Investigation was done by the revenue sub- Inspector (Patwari) Rewat Shah.
The report lodged in the revenue police by Sarita Sharma stated that on April 17, the alleged four had struck the head of her brother Aman Kumar with a log when she was not in the village. Aman was rushed to hospital at Pauri from where he was referred to Srinagar Base Hospital. From there too, he was referred to Jolly Grant Hospital where he succumbed on April 19.