Police solves burglary case in G’bal, Accused arrested, stolen property recovered : Police

Srinagar   : Police on Thursday said that it has solved burglary case by arresting an accused person involved in the commission of crime in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district and also recovered stolen property worth lacs of rupees from his possession.
In a statement issued on Thursdau police said that Police Station Kangan on November 29 this year received a complaint from a shopkeeper namely Mohd Saif Khan son of Irshad Ahmad Khan resident of Tawheedpora Kangan regarding burglary in his gold shop during the intervening night of 28th and 29th November at Tawheedpora Kangan. Stating that a case FIR No.140/2021 under relevant sections of law was registered in PS Kangan and subsequently investigation was also set into motion, police said that on receipt of this information, a special Police team headed by SHO PS Kangan on the directions of SSP Ganderbal Nikhil Borkar under the supervision of SDPO Kangan was constituted.
Police in it’s statement further said “during the course of investigation, with the help of CCTV footages and other technical tools, it came into surface that the accused fled away from District Ganderbal to Handwara”, adding therein that “ a special team was dispatched to Handwara to nab the accused as a tip off was also received that the accused was moving towards Jammu to evade his arrest”.
Stating that the accused was intercepted at Sangam with the help of Anantnag Police and was also arrested and shifted to police station where he remains in custody, police in the above quoted statement said that the accused was identified as Bilal Ahmad Lone son of Mohd Akbar Lone resident of Maritgam Handwara and on his disclosure stolen property worth lacs of rupees were recovered from his possession, stating therein further that the investigation is in progress and more recoveries are expected.
In the concluding para of it’s above quoted statement Police resolved to act tough against individuals involved in any kind of criminal activities.