Three held for murder of 56-year-old woman in Uttarakhand's Ramnagar

     Ramnagar, Nov 12 (PTI) Three men were arrested for allegedly murdering a 56-year-old woman over an old enmity in the Ramnagar area of Uttarakhand's Nainital, officials said on Thursday.

     The accused allegedly assaulted the woman, took her body in a vehicle and dumped it outside a house in Kishanpur Choi village, police said.

     On November 10, police received information about a woman's body lying outside a house in Kishanpur Choi. A police team reached the spot and identified the deceased as Vimla Devi, wife of Khilap Singh Bisht. Her body bore multiple injury marks, officials said.

     Following a complaint lodged by the victim's son, a murder case was registered at Ramnagar Kotwali police station.

     During the investigation, police examined CCTV footage from the area, which allegedly showed three persons assaulting the woman, forcibly taking her away and later dumping her body from a vehicle.

     The investigation revealed that the alleged murder was carried out by 32-year-old Mohit Fartyal, who wanted to avenge his father's murder, police said.

     The victim's sons were accused in that murder case.

     Fartyal allegedly committed the crime along with his two accomplices, identified as Sairan (21) and Mohammad Abbuzar (22).

     Police arrested Fartyal following a tip-off, while his two associates were apprehended near the Ramnagar Railway Ground when they were allegedly attempting to flee.

     Police also recovered three sticks, an iron wrench, a stone, the vehicle allegedly used in the crime and a drawstring from the victim's petticoat.

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