Police Solves Theft Case In G’bal; Accused Arrested

Srinagar : Police on Friday said that it has solved a theft case in Ganderbal district by arresting an ccused for being involved in the commission of crime.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said that on 15th June this year Police Station Kangan received a written complaint from Sub-Divisional Manager BSNL Ganderbal who alleged therein that some unknown persons have stolen 24 No.’s of batteries from BSNL Tower at Mamar during the intervening night of 14th and 15th June, adding therein that a case under FIR No. 49/2024 under relevant sections of law was registered at Police Station Kangan besides initiating further investigation.
Police in its statement further said that during the course of investigation, a special team led SHO Police Station Kangan under the supervision of SDPO Kangan was constituted, adding therein that while checking the technical evidences & CCTV footage, a suspicious vehicle (Tata Mobile) was spotted near the scene of crime . Stating that after verifying the details of the said vehicle the investigating team apprehended one Nazir Ahmad Dar S/o Sonaullah Dar R/o Rakh-e-Highgam Sopore A/P Pushwari Naidkhai along with the said Tata Mobile vehicle bearing registration number JK05M-0894 , Police in its statement said that during questioning, the said accused confessed his involvement in the commission of the crime & disclosed that he alongwith his associates have jointly committed the crime.
Police in its statement further said that the said accused confessed that they later sold the stolen batteries to one scrap dealer at Sopore, adding therein that all the 24 stolen batteries were recovered and seized two vehicles viz Mahindra Mobile bearing registration No. JK05M-0894 and Maruti car bearing registration No. JK05B 5388, which were used in the commission of crime.
Stating that further investigation is going on and more arrests are expected, Police in the concluding para of its above quoted statement said that it has remained committed to eliminate the social crimes from the society,appealing people therein to share information of anti-social elements with J&K Police in shaping better society and good future of youth.