Srinagar, Jan 22: What could be more heartbreaking and a nightmare for a son than watching his mother being murdered on CCTV while he is thousands of miles away from home? This is what happened with Rashida Begum (65) of Srinagar’s Nowshera area, who was allegedly murdered on Thursday by her domestic help while her son was in Saudi Arabia performing Umrah.
Rashida was alone at her home as her son was in Saudi Arabia for Umrah and her husband was at his shop in Lal Chowk when the domestic help allegedly hit her with a bat and later slit her throat before feeling with her mobile phone.
An official said that the accused domestic help was later arrested after a manhunt was launched to nab him.
Narrating the horrific incident, Rashida’s son-in-law, Shafat said that she was in contact with his wife till 11 am during the day. “After lunch, I sent the children and my wife to her house and by the time they arrived, she was lying in a pool of blood with her throat slit,” he said.
“I received a call from my wife regarding the incident. When I arrived, I saw the horrific scene and the police reached soon after,” he added.
He said that her son was in Saudi Arabia for Umrah. “When he was informed about the incident, he accessed the CCTV footage linked to his phone and helplessly watched what had happened. My father-in-law was also not present at home at the time as he was at his shop in Lal Chowk. He later returned home after being informed,” he said.
Meanwhile, one of her neighbours said that he first heard about the incident around 4 pm and rushed to the house, where cries and chaos filled the area. He said that eyewitnesses had seen the domestic help first hitting Rashida with a bat, leaving her unconscious and then slit her throat.
The police said that the accused was traced with the help of the mobile phone he taken from Rashida after the murder. “The accused has been arrested and further investigation is underway,” police said—(KNO)
