An unprecedented crime instance has left entire Kashmir valley stunned, community in shock and disbelief. An elder sister in Ganderbal district killed her own minor sister over an argument leading to her arrest today after she confessed to crime.
On Sunday morning when the 14 year old girl's body was found lying in a pool of blood on the road near her home, it triggered protests and deep anguish in the area. Police formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) and registered a case under Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), while forensic teams collected samples from the crime scene.
There were rumours among Kashmir’s social media crowd, and even spread in media , that the murder in Ganderbal had a love angle and a boy was involved in the crime that shook Kashmir. But officials have categorically denied such claims, calling them “false rumours,” and said the teenage girl alone was responsible for murdering her 14-year-old sister.
Officials said the sisters were last seen together shortly before the incident. During questioning, the elder sibling confessed to hitting her sister with a rod after an argument. “While leaving their home, the two sisters had an argument, during which the elder one struck her sibling with a rod, causing her death,” an official said.
The officials said that after the incident the sister was terrified and she ran away from the spot and she created a fake story, mostly due to fear. “I do not think there are any more arrested expected in this case. The story about men in the car was concocted. Nothing as such happened,” the SSP told the media in a press conference. Investigations revealed that the sisters had actually stepped out to look for their mother’s lost wristwatch when an argument broke out.
The quarrel escalated into a fight, during which the elder sister struck the younger one with a wooden rod. Forensic teams later confirmed that hair clutched in the victim’s hands matched that of the accused. Police also recovered blood-stained clothes from a cousin’s house, where the girl had changed after the incident. “She admitted during interrogation that after realising her sister was still breathing, she struck her again and then hid the weapon in a nearby field,” an investigating officer said.
Locals said the brutality within a family has shaken their sense of safety. “We never imagined such a thing could happen here,” said Mushtaq Ahmad, a resident. “Crimes like this are alien to our village, but sadly, they are no longer alien to Kashmir.”In recent months, the valley has witnessed a worrying rise in violent crimes, from domestic abuse cases ending in tragedy to gruesome assaults on women and children. While each incident sparks outrage, many residents say the frequency of such cases points to deeper social fractures.
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