Police busts gang of burglars, bike lifters in Baramulla
Srinagar: Police in Baramulla busted gang of burglars/motorcycle lifters in Pattan by arresting four accused persons involved in the crime and recovered stolen property from their possession, a police spokesman said Friday.
He said that police received a written application from John Mohammad War son of Abdul Ahad War resident of Palpora Pattan stating therein that some unknown thieves have stolen his Motorcycle bearing registration No. JK05E-8826 on 07/07/2023 when he kept his Motorcycle parked in front of his shop situated at Jamia Mohalla Pattan and went to offer Friday prayers and on return, he found that his Motorcycle was missing and had been stolen by some unknown thieves.
Accordingly, a case vide FIR No. 231/2023 under relevant sections of law has been registered in Police Station Pattan and investigation was initiated.
During the preliminary course of investigation, some suspects were zeroed in on and during questioning, one suspected person identified as Mohammad Abbas Daint son of Mohammad Ayoub Daint resident of Kusambagh Hakbara Hajin Bandipora confessed that he has stolen a motorcycle, the spokesman said.
During further questioning, he disclosed that he has also stolen three other Motorcycles and was supplying the same to one person identified as Sajad Ahmad Pahloo son of Mohammad Ramzan Pahloo resident of Madwan Hajin, who was assigned to change the parts of these stolen Motorcycles and after making modification in Motorcycles he was selling them. Subsequently he was also arrested in the instant case.
During further course of investigation, names of two other persons identified as Lateef Ahmad Fafoo son of Ghulam Ahmad Fafoo resident of Gund Prang Madwan Hajin and Sajad Ahmad Wagay son of Mohammad Maqbool Wagay resident of Gund Prang Madwan Hajin surfaced, who were subsequently arrested in the case, the spokesman said.
On their disclosure, all the stolen motorcycles were recovered from Gund Prang and Madwan Hajin Bandipora.
Further investigation in the case is going on and more arrests and recoveries are expected, the spokesman added.
