Three years ago, Akhtar tied knots with the accused, identified as Mohammad Shabir. Soon after their relation turned sour, Shabir sent his wife to her parent's house, according to reports.
However, when the deceased was grazing cattle in a nearby field in her parental village, Shabir along with his brother Majeed allegedly attacked her with sharp weapons and killed her on the spot. The officer added that both the accused brothers fled the crime scene and hid in Reasi and Rajouri districts respectively.