Sopore: To eradicate the menace of social crimes from the society, Sopore Police have busted a gang of pick pocketing by arresting three accused persons and recovered stolen property from their possession.
A police statement issued on Monday said “Sopore Police received continuous complaints regarding pick pocketing at the crowded places of Main Town Sopore from past couple of days following which cases vide FIR numbers 32/2021 and 33/2021 were registered in PS Sopore and investigation was set into motion”.
Stating that during the course of investigation, officers have arrested three persons identified as Nisar Ahmad Mathanji resident of Ishhtangoo Bandipora, Danish Manzoor Ganie resident of Putkha Muqaaam and Waseem Ahmad Sofi resident of Seer Jagir Sopore, police in it’s statement further said “when the officers spoke to them, they learnt about their involvement in the commission of crime and on their instance stolen property has also been recovered”.
It is pertinent to mention that one of the arrested accused namely Nisar Ahmad Mathanji was earlier arrested for involvement in a theft case.
