6 bodies found inside two houses in Jammu; SIT formed

In a tragic incident, six dead bodies, five of a single family, were found from two houses located at Tawi Vihar locality in Sidhra on the outskirts of Jammu city late on Tuesday, said officials.

On Tuesday, at around 10pm, police received a telephonic call from a woman. She told us that her brother Noor-ul-Habib in Sidhra was not picking up her calls and she had apprehensions that he might have committed suicide," said the SSP.

Police rushed to the spot and found doors of the house bolted from inside.

A foul smell was also emanating from the house.

"The doors of the house were forcibly broken in the presence of civil witnesses (locals of Tawi Vihar Colony Sidhra). We found four dead bodies inside the house. A team of FSL experts and photographers were called in. An inquest proceeding has been initiated," said the SSP.