A British tourist had been found dead inside a houseboat in Indian-controlled Kashmir, and a Dutch tourist had been arrested on suspicion of her murder, police have said.
The son of the owner of the houseboat where Sarah Groves, 24, had been staying for up to two months is helping police with their inquiries, according to Sky sources.
The victim, from Guernsey, had apparently been stabbed and police said she was found in a pool of blood on the vessel at Srinagar's Dal Lake, a popular tourist destination.
Senior police officer Abdul Ghani Mir said the first arrested man - a Dutch national - was picked up as he tried to flee the valley with only his passport.
The woman's body is being sent for medical examination to determine whether she was sexually assaulted before being killed.
Speaking to Sky News India correspondent Alex Rossi, Irfan Shoda confirmed his brother Samir was being questioned and described finding the victim's body in the early hours.
Superintendent Tahir Sajjad told AFP: "We walked into a pool of blood in her room. We found a sharp-edged knife close to her body. The young lady had multiple stab wounds."
The attacker smashed the latch on the cabin door, according to AFP.
The Dutchman was held at Qazigund, in south Kashmir's Anantag district, around 100km (62 miles) from the lake where the woman's body was found.
He had allegedly fled in a small boat which capsized as he was trying to reach the shore, forcing him to swim.
Speaking near the murder scene, Deputy Inspector General of Police for central Kashmir Syed Afadul Mujtiba said: "There is one houseboat over here in which there were two tourists living.
"She has been living here, an English tourist, and a Dutch tourist arrived two days ago, and now today in the morning the dead body of the female tourist has been found with incision wounds, sharp-edged weapon wounds, and the Dutch tourist has tried to escape.
"It appears that he has murdered this female tourist."
The weeping owner of the Kashmir houseboat, named Hafeeza, said she was shocked by the tourist's murder.
She said: "She was very dear to me, she was just like my daughter."
The Foreign Office says it is in touch with local authorities and the victim's family have been informed.
The son of the owner of the houseboat where Sarah Groves, 24, had been staying for up to two months is helping police with their inquiries, according to Sky sources.
The victim, from Guernsey, had apparently been stabbed and police said she was found in a pool of blood on the vessel at Srinagar's Dal Lake, a popular tourist destination.
Senior police officer Abdul Ghani Mir said the first arrested man - a Dutch national - was picked up as he tried to flee the valley with only his passport.
The woman's body is being sent for medical examination to determine whether she was sexually assaulted before being killed.
Speaking to Sky News India correspondent Alex Rossi, Irfan Shoda confirmed his brother Samir was being questioned and described finding the victim's body in the early hours.
Superintendent Tahir Sajjad told AFP: "We walked into a pool of blood in her room. We found a sharp-edged knife close to her body. The young lady had multiple stab wounds."
The attacker smashed the latch on the cabin door, according to AFP.
The Dutchman was held at Qazigund, in south Kashmir's Anantag district, around 100km (62 miles) from the lake where the woman's body was found.
He had allegedly fled in a small boat which capsized as he was trying to reach the shore, forcing him to swim.
Speaking near the murder scene, Deputy Inspector General of Police for central Kashmir Syed Afadul Mujtiba said: "There is one houseboat over here in which there were two tourists living.
"She has been living here, an English tourist, and a Dutch tourist arrived two days ago, and now today in the morning the dead body of the female tourist has been found with incision wounds, sharp-edged weapon wounds, and the Dutch tourist has tried to escape.
"It appears that he has murdered this female tourist."
The weeping owner of the Kashmir houseboat, named Hafeeza, said she was shocked by the tourist's murder.
She said: "She was very dear to me, she was just like my daughter."
The Foreign Office says it is in touch with local authorities and the victim's family have been informed.
Source: SkyNews
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