Police busts gang of burglars in Ganderbal
Srinagar: Police in Ganderbal busted a notorious gang of burglars and recovered stolen property worth lacs. Besides, arrested three accused persons involved in the crime, a police spokesman said Saturday.
He said that on March 22 police received a written complaint from a person Tajamul Hussain, owner of Hung Park Restaurant, stating therein that during intervening night of 21-22/03/2024, some unknown persons have broken locks and barged into his restaurant, and have stolen valuable items like Generator, Two Inverter Units, Transformer, Coffee Machine, Griller/Toaster, Gas Stove, Gas Cylinders, Utensils, Electric Cables and damaged CCTV Cameras and other items.
Accordingly, a case vide FIR No.11/2024, under relevant sections of law was registered at PS Gund and investigation was entrusted to a Special Police team.
After strenuous efforts and by taking the technical support, the Special Police team zeroed in on few suspects and started to hunt them. In the process, suspect identified as Irshad Ahmad Kalwatho son of Abdul Rashid Kalwatho resident of Naninara, Sumbal was apprehended and during sustained questioning, he admitted to have committed the crime and also disclosed the identity of the other accomplice accused persons identified as Feroze Ahmad Kalwatho son of Farooq Ahmad Kalwatho and Mohammad Saleem Kalu @Jana son of Abdul Khaliq Kalu, both residents of Naninara, Sumbal, who were subsequently arrested.
On their disclosure, the stolen property worth lacs were recovered from different spots at Naninara, Sumbal, the spokesman added.
During further questioning, additional stolen property was recovered which unveiled the non-reported theft cases by this notorious gang. Moreover, a Tata Mobile bearing registration number JK01M-6083 used in the commission of crime has also been seized.
Further investigation is going on. More arrests and recovery of stolen property is expected, the spokesman added.
