Jammu, Sept. 24 -- Police confirmed on Wednesday that the death of 22-year-old Ajaz Ahmed Rather of Sultan Colony Kangan was not an accident but a murder planned by his own friends.

Talking to reporters, Senior Superintendent of Police Ganderbal, Muhammad Khalil Poswal, said that Ajaz Ahmed was strangled with a wire before his body was thrown into the Power Canal. Earlier, locals believed he had drowned.

According to police, Ajaz had been playing cricket with two acquaintances, Niyazul Haq and Moieen. A fight broke out. The two accused later bought a wire, which was caught on CCTV, and used it to kill him.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp ChannelThey then dumped his body in the canal.

The wire has been recovered. Police said clear stra...