CRPF trooper allegedly kills wife in Anantnag

SRINAGAR — A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper has been alleged of killing his wife in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday.

Quoting unnamed sources, GNS reported that the accused trooper, identified as one Shankar Nayak, Belt Number 185210073, is alleged to have strangulated his wife (name withheld) to death at their residential quarters in Inder Nag area of Anantnag.

The accused is a resident of Karnataka’s Tumkar district and is currently deputed with 40 Battalion C-Coy at Inder Nag in Sheer Bagh of Anantnag, sources said.

Meanwhile, a police official while confirming the incident told GNS that a case has been registered in this regard and further investigations have been taken up. (GNS)