A Dutch man has been detained after a 24-year-old British woman was found murdered on a houseboat in Indian-administered Kashmir, police have confirmed.
The woman 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 man was picked up as he tried to flee the valley with only his passport.
A police officer at Dal Lake, a popular tourist destination He said: "A 24-year-old British national was found murdered in a local houseboat this morning. A Dutch national, De Wit Richard, has been detained for investigations.
"While preliminary investigation has confirmed that the woman was murdered, we are investigating other angles. Forensic evidence is being collected.
"The Dutch national had fled from the houseboat in the night, leaving behind his belongings. He was trying to flee from the valley, carrying only his passport. We flashed an alert for his arrest."
Forensics officers are looking for clues at the scene Another officer, 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 man was held at Qazigund, in south Kashmir's Anantag district, around 100km (62 miles) from the lake where the woman's body was found.
Onlookers gathered near the scene of the murder 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.
"One tourist was there for about one month. 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."
Sky's India correspondent Alex Rossi said: "Police say preliminary investigations have confirmed that this woman was murdered, but they are investigating other angles.
"Forensic evidence is being collected and the Dutch national is being questioned."
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.
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