British woman, 24, ?stabbed to death? on houseboat in Kashmir, India

Indian police move the body of a British woman murdered on Dal Lake in Kashmir (Picture: AFP / Getty)

A British woman has been found murdered on a houseboat in India, the British High Commission in Delhi has said.

The 24-year-old is believed to have been stabbed to death and was discovered lying in a pool of blood inside her accomodation on the Dal Lake early this morning, according to reports.

Dal Lake is a popular tourist destination (Picture: Google Maps)

A Dutch national who had been staying in a neighbouring boat has been held on suspicion of her murder.

Abdul Ghani Mir, the Inspector General of Kashmir, told NDTV in India he was arrested attempting to flee the area with only his passport.

A Dutch nation was arrested attempting to flee the Valley (Picture: Alamy / File)

?The Dutch national had fled from the houseboat in the night, leaving behind his belongings,? he said.

?He was trying to flee from the Valley, carrying only his passport. We flashed an alert for his arrest.?

A Kashmiri fisherman throws a net on Dal Lake (Picture: AFP / Getty)

The owner of the houseboat?said the woman had been staying their for the past two months and was like a ?daughter? to him.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said it is looking into the reports.

A spokesman said: ?We are aware of reports of an incident involving a British national in Srinagar, Kashmir.?

William Hague: The Foreign Office is looking into the reports (Picture: Reuters)

The Dal Lake is an integral part of tourism in Kashmir and is home to a large collection of houseboat.

?While preliminary investigation has confirmed that the 24-year-old woman was murdered, we are investigating other angles,? a police source told ITV News.

?Forensic evidence is being collected.?

Source: http://metro.co.uk/2013/04/06/british-woman-24-found-murdered-dal-lake-boathouse-in-kashmir-3585427/

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