4 burglars arrested in Kulgam, golden ornaments worth lakhs recovered: Police

Kulgam: Acting on specific information, during intervening night of 16th and 17th February, Kulgam police headed by In-charge PP Mirbazar Sub Inspector Imtiyaz Ahmad under the supervision of SDPO Qazigund established a checking point at Mirbazar area of the district and during checking, police party intercepted a vehicle bearing registration number JK01AL-6822.
A police statement issued on Friday said “on noticing the naka party, three persons de-boarded the vehicle and fled from the spot taking advantage of darkness. However, two more persons boarding the vehicle identified as Imtiyaz Ahmad Guroo son of Gulzar Ahmad Guroo and Mohd Yaseen Sofi son of Abdul Salam Sofi, both the residents of Rabitar Shadipora Ganderbal were apprehended”.
Stating that during questioning, the duo confessed that they were going to Hiller Qazigund for burglary purpose, police in it’s statement further said “ when the officers spoke to them, they learnt about their involvement in many burglaries at various locations in district Kulgam and in other districts of South Kashmir and Central Kashmir”.
Claiming that duo also disclosed the names of other three accomplices who fled from the checking point as Abdul Qayoom Guroo son of Mohd Shafi Guroo, Aarif Ahmad Guroo son of Mohd Shafi Guroo, Hilal Ahmad Dar son of Ghulam Ahmad Dar, all residents of Rabitar Shadipora Ganderbal, police in it’s statement said that they further disclosed about the modus operandi of burglary and the disposal of looted gold ornaments, as the stolen gold was being sold to Zum Zum Ornaments owned by Shabaz Ahmad of Sultanpora and Star Gold (Baramulla & Sultanpora) owned by Aabid Abass, a resident of Sultanpora and was further sharpened into gold biscuits by a person namely Vikas resident of Maharashtra at present Sultanpora who is evading arrest.
Disclosing that during investigation, 60 golden ornaments worth lakhs have been recovered and four persons arrested so for, police in it’s above referred statement said “ a case FIR number 299/2020 under relevant sections of law stand registered at Police Station Qazigund”, adding that “investigation into the case is going and more recoveries & arrests are expected”.