Srinagar Court convicts husband and two family members in 2022 murder of his wife

Srinagar, Oct. 15 -- The Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Srinagar, has convicted three members of a family in the 2022 murder case of Tasleema, who died under suspicious circumstances at her matrimonial home in Bemina, while acquitting two other accused for lack of sufficient evidence.

Court of the Additional Sessions Judge Farooq Ahmad Bhat convicted Tasleema's mother-in-law, Hafeeza Begum, her brother-in-law, Parveez Ahmad Dar alias Bilal, and her husband, Shahnawaz Ahmad Dar, under Sections 302 (murder) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The court acquitted the other two accused, Sumiya and Saika, giving them the benefit of doubt.

The court directed that Hafeeza Begum, who was on bail, be taken into cus...