Police busts notorious gang of truck robbers in Srinagar, three held
Srinagar: Police in Srinagar busted a notorious gang of robbers by arresting three accused persons involved in the commission of crime besides, recovered stolen items from their possession, a police spokesman said Friday.
He said that on 29teh April police received a written complaint from a person identified as Hakam Khan (driver) son of Anwar Khan from Rajasthan, stating therein that during the night of April 28/29, around 2:30 am, while driving his truck bearing registration No. RJ19GJ3179 at Maloora, a group of men stopped the truck and forcefully took control of his truck and decamped with cash amount of ₹15,000, 02 cell phones including truck cleaner’s cell phone, a gas cylinder, 02 watches and the truck’s music system. The driver was also physically assaulted during the incident.
Regarding the incident, a case vide FIR No 28/2024 under relevant sections of law was registered at Police Station Shalteng and investigation was initiated.
During the course of investigation, the investigating teams raided various locations in Srinagar and after strenuous efforts of territorial officers and with the help of technical data analysis, zeroed in on three accused persons identified as Mohammad Amir Keenu son of Mushtaq Ahmed resident of Palpora A/P Puran Teng Maloora, Adnan Ahmed Shah son of Mohd Aslam Shah resident of Kanipora Nowgam A/P Padshaha Bagh and Imran Ahmed Shah son of Gh Mohd resident of Kanipora Nowgam.
During preliminary investigation, it surfaced that these criminals operated a well-organized gang with a modus operandi of targeting vehicles plying on the NHW through Srinagar. Stolen goods including gas cylinder, mobile phones etc. have been recovered from the accused persons. They have been arrested and shifted to police station where they remain in custody.
