Last Updated: October 04, 2022, 00:29 IST
Lohia was appointed DGP of the Jammu and Kashmir Prisons Department on August 3, 2022 (Image: News18)
The IPS officer was found with stab and burn injuries. His body is being brought to Government Medical College and Hospital in Jammu
J&K DG Prisons HK Lohia Found Dead Under Suspicious Circumstances, Police Suspect Murder; Domestic Help AbscondingIPS officer H K Lohia, who was recently appointed as the DGP of the Jammu and Kashmir Prisons Department, was killed on Monday. The official was murdered at a friend’s house in the Udaywala area of Jammu, officials said.
The IPS officer was found with stab and burn injuries. His body is being brought to Government Medical College and Hospital in Jammu.
According to ADGP Mukesh Singh, Lohia’s dead body was found under suspicious circumstances on Monday evening.
“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. Forensic teams and crime teams are on spot. The investigation process has begun. Senior officers are on spot,” he said.
Lohia was appointed DGP of the Jammu and Kashmir Prisons Department on August 3, 2022.
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