Srinagar : Police on Thursday said that it has solved a burglary case by arresting five persons involved in the commission of crime and also recovered the stolen property worth lacs from their possession.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said that on 3rd May this year Police Station Shopian received a written compliant to the effect that during the intervening night of 15-16 April this year some unknown burglars have stolen 11 sheep (hybrid type).
Stating that it has accordingly registered the case vide FIR No.68/2023 under relevant sections of law in Police Station Shopian and investigation has been also initiated, Police in the above referred statement also said that during the course of investigation, investigating team developed human/technical inputs and detained several suspects for questioning, Police in it’s statement further said that during questioning, officers learnt about the involvement of five suspects in the commission of crime identified as Nisar Ahmad Malla S/o Ghulam Rasool Malla, Gulzar Ahmad Mir S/o Abdul Qadoos Mir, both residents of Check Sangdan Imamsahib Shopian, Sheeraz Ahmad Hajam S/o Mohammad Abdullah Hajam R/o Watoo Kulgam, Sajid Gulzar Ganie S/o Gulzar Ahmad Ganie R/o Akalmir Khanyar Srinagar and Irshad Ahmad Ganie S/o Mohammad Shafi Ganie R/o Rozbal Khanyar Srinagar.
Police in it’s above quoted statement furthermore said that during further questioning it came to know about the involvement of the accused in several other burglary incidents at different locations of Anantnag, Awantipora, Kulgam and Pulwama areas, adding therein that on the disclosure of the said accused stolen property worth lacs including vehicle Tata Mobile bearing registration number JK18-0124, vehicle Taveera bearing registration number JK03C-1249 and 03 sheep were recovered from their possession and further investigation of the case is going on.
