Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Mehbooba Mufti Seeks Crime Branch Probe Into Kishtwar Case
A serious rape-and-death case has been reported in Kishtwar.
Mehbooba Mufti asked Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to give the investigation to the crime branch.
She wants the investigation to be transparent and completed within a set time.
Mufti said 10 days had passed since the incident.
She said the family is suffering because there has not yet been enough action.
She also said the case has hurt people’s trust in the justice system.
Mufti wants the people responsible to be found and punished strongly.
She warned that failing to act could encourage similar crimes.
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti urged Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to transfer the Kishtwar rape-and-death case to the crime branch.
She called for a transparent and time-bound investigation into the incident.
Mufti said 10 days had passed while the grieving family awaited decisive action.
She described the case as a deep wound on society’s conscience, not merely another crime against women.
She warned that perpetrators must face exemplary punishment to prevent such crimes from continuing with impunity.
- Who
- PDP president Mehbooba Mufti urged Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to act on the case.
- What
- Mufti requested that the Kishtwar rape-and-death case be handed over to the crime branch for investigation.
- When
- The appeal was reported on August 29, after Mufti said 10 days had passed since the incident.
- Where
- Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Why
- She said a transparent, time-bound investigation and decisive punishment were needed to support the grieving family, restore public faith in justice, and deter impunity.
- Case
- Kishtwar rape-and-death case
- Request
- Transfer the case to the crime branch
- Requested investigation
- Transparent and time-bound
- Appeal by
- PDP president Mehbooba Mufti
- Appeal addressed to
- Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha
- Elapsed time cited
- Ten days
- Concern raised
- The family’s anguish and declining public faith in the justice system