Man wanted for killing seven people in J-K arrested after 23 years

Press Trust of India  |  Srinagar 

An accused wanted for the last 23 years for his alleged involvement in the killing of seven people was arrested from a village in district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Tuesday.

Accused Wali Mohammad Mir, of the Saderkoot Bala area of district, was involved in the brutal murder of seven people - five men and two women - of Saderkoot Bala village of district in 1996, an said.

Police were tipped off about Mir's presence in the village, he said.

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First Published: Tue, May 07 2019. 22:30 IST