Jammu. Jammu and Kashmir DG Jail Hemant K. There has been a sensational incident of Lohia’s throat being slit. Terrorist organization TRF has claimed responsibility for the killing of Lohia. Injury marks were found on Lohia’s body. After the murder, an attempt was also made to burn Lohia’s body. The police suspect his servant Yasir of murder. Yasir is a resident of Ramban. He is absconding. Several police teams have been deployed to arrest Yasir. Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh gave this information. He said that earlier there was news of DG Jail’s death in suspicious condition, but preliminary investigation revealed that he was murdered. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is also on a visit to Jammu and Kashmir. He has sought a report in the Lohia murder case.
According to the police, the ketchup bottle was broken and the throat of DG Jail Hemant Lohia was slit with its sharp part. Lohia’s house was still undergoing renovation. For this reason, he was staying with his family at the house of his friend Rajiv Khajuria in Jammu. According to the police, a guard was present outside Lohia’s house. When he saw the fire in their room, they entered inside by breaking the door. The door is found locked from inside. Hemant Lohia was a 1992 batch IPS officer. He was promoted to the post of DG Jail in August this year itself.
Jammu ADG Mukesh Singh himself has taken over the investigation of Lohia’s murder. Injuries and burn marks were found on Lohia’s body, they said. It is not yet known whether the servant attacked, so why could Lohia not fight him. According to sources, it is being investigated whether they were given sedation medicine before the attack. Police is probing the matter from every angle. Full disclosure is expected in this case after the arrest of Lohia’s servant.