New Delhi: Dead body of Hemant Lohia DG Prisons Jammu and Kashmir was found under suspicious circumstances at his home on Monday, said police.
According to the Jammu and Kashmir police, first examination of the scene of crime reveals this as a suspected murder case.
The 1992 batch IPS officer, Hemant Lohia was found dead with his throat slit at his Udaiwala residence on the outskirts of Jammu.
Police also said that the domestic help with the officer is absconding.
A search haunt for him has started.
Dead body of Shri Hemant Lohia DG Prisons J&K found under suspicious circumstances. First Examination of the scene of crime reveals this as a suspected murder case. The domestic help with the officer is absconding. A search for him has started.
— J&K Police (@JmuKmrPolice) October 4, 2022
Meanwhile, the body has been sent for post-mortem.
Jammu & Kashmir | Body of Director General of Prisons HK Lohia found under suspicious circumstances. Initial examination reveals this as a suspected murder case. Search initiated for the absconding domestic help of the officer. Forensic & crime teams on the spot; probe on: Police pic.twitter.com/E7DVnBXhS6
— ANI (@ANI) October 3, 2022
It was in August that the 57 year old posted as the Director General of Prisons (J&K).
