Jammu and Kashmir DG prisons HK Lohia murder: Some CCTV footages collected from the incident site also shows the suspected accused running away after scene of this crime. He was working in this house for nearly 6 months.
Hemant Kumar Lohia, the director general of police (DGP) of Jammu and Kashmir Prisons Department, was found dead at his friend’s residence on Monday. While the police have launched an investigation into the incident, there were suspicions that he was murdered.
Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Jammu zone, Mukesh Singh said that the household help was missing, and the authorities were searching for him at the moment.
Hemant Kumar Lohia, the 1992 batch IPS officer was found dead at his residence late Monday night. Police said the 57-year-old's throat was slit and there were burn injuries on his body. Preliminary investigation of crime scene indicated that the killer first suffocated Lohia to death and slit his throat with a broken ketchup bottle, Director General of Police Dilbag Singh said.