Srinagar police have arrested 11 members of an inter-district burglar gang responsible for several thefts across the valley. The gang’s main focus was on stealing jewelry and cash from residential properties.
“On the intervening night of 2/3 March 2023 theft occurred at Rawatpora Baghat Accordingly P/S Sadder received an information that thieves barged into the house Abdul Rehman Rather S/O Mohd Shaban Rather R/o Rawathpora Baghat and decamped with jewellery and cash,on receipt of this FIR no 18/2023 u/S 457,380,411 IPC was registered in Police Station Sadder and investigation was set in motion,” the police said.
“During the course of investigation the below mentioned accused persons were arrested who have been identified as Ab Qayoom Guroo R/o Rabtar Gund Roshan Ganderbal, Nazakat Ahmad khan R/0 Tikeri Udhampur, Arif Ahmad Guroo @ Tasleem arif R/o Rabtar Gund Roshan Ganderbal, Shareef Ahmad Guroo R/O rabtar Gund roshan Ganderbal, Sameer Hussain R/o Sultanpora pattan, Asif Hussain Dar R/0 Sultanpora pattan, Shabaz Hussain laway R/o Sultanpora pattan, Ab Rashid Guroo R/0 Rabtar Gund Roshan Ganderbal, Arif Ahmad Garoo R/0 Rabtar Gund Roshan, Mohd Haneef Guroo R/0 Rabtar Gund Roshan and Mohd Maqbool laway R/0 Sultanpora pattan,” the police said.
“Stolen property 168 gms Gold (in the form of various jewellery items),Cash Rs 70000 and 02 Vehicles Belanoo Jk05H 4535, Alto Jk13 F 4524 and Pulsar Bike recovered from their possession, 72gms gold (consisting of jewellery items) Pertains to the afromentioned FIR, rest Gold ornaments pertains to other thefts of Srinagar/other districts,” it said.
“Accused from serial No.1 to serial No. 4 are main thieves who committed Baghat theft,rest are receivers of stolen property,” the police said, adding that during investigation four main accused pertaining to the said case were arrested from the twin districts of south Kashmir (Naina Batapura Pulwama /Amono Kulgam ).
It further said that two accused namely Qayoom Ahmad Gurooo R/o Gund Rabitar Ganderbal & Nazakat Ahmad khan R/O Bathindi Jammu were arrested from Naina Batpura Pulwama and other two Tasleem Guroo and Arif Guroo r/o Gund rabitar Shadipora from Amono Kulgam. “On their disclosure five more accused who were receivers of stolen property were arrested from Ganderbal and Baramullah districts in different raids,” it said.
“One interesting fact about the gang is that it is being operated by three brothers from the same household ,who closely coordinate these thefts in the areas of different districts and police Stations across the valley,” the police said, adding that further investigation is going on to unearth more emerging facts.(KNS)