Jammu, May 20 -- Police claimed to have solved a murder case within four days by arresting the accused from Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district.

The accused was identified as Sardar Singh, a resident of Tridwan village in Kathua district, police said. According to police, Roop Singh, a contractor and resident of Dhanna village, was found shot dead in the intervening night of May 15 and 16 in the Lakhanpur area of Kathua district.

Following information about the incident, Lakhanpur police filed an FIR under Section 101 (murder) of BNS and the Arms Act, officials said. Later, a special investigation team (SIT) was constituted, which inspected the crime scene, collected technical and scientific evidence, and conducted extensive questioning ...