Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Saturday demanded capital punishment for the accused in the killing of a woman whose body was cut into several pieces and hidden at different locations in Jammu and Kashmir.
Mehbooba visited the family of the woman in Soibugh in Budgam district of central Kashmir and expressed her condolences.
“The police have done a good job and I hope that (trial in) the case will be fast-tracked. The accused should be hanged sooner so that other girls do not have to face this,” she told reporters.
She said the incident reflects where our society has reached.
“It reflects where our thinking has reached… I think violence against women has increased and our people, our men, should think about it and this should not happen because such violence also takes place inside our homes,” she said.
The woman was killed earlier this month and her body chopped into several pieces. The police have arrested a man who confessed to the crime and identified the locations where he had hidden the woman’s body parts.

KR Desk