Sopore Police nab long-evading absconders

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  • 17 Oct 2025

Sopore, Oct 16: In a major crackdown against absconders, Sopore Police apprehended three individuals who had been evading arrest for several years, including two wanted in a 1999 criminal case.

According to a statement issued here, a police team from Police Post Bus Stand Sopore apprehended, Hilal Ahmad Siraj, son of Abdul Rasheed Siraj, resident of Sidiq Colony Sopore, and Abdul Rasheed Siraj, son of Juma Siraj, resident of Sidiq Colony Sopore, both involved in Case FIR No. 311/1999 U/S 376, 109 RPC of Police Station Sopore. The duo had been evading arrest since 2011 and were finally traced and arrested after sustained efforts.

In a separate operation, Nazir Ahmad Beigh, son of Gull Beigh, resident of Botingoo Sopore, was apprehended by Police Post Warpora. He was wanted in Case FIR No. 120/2013 U/S 379 RPC & 6 Forest Act of Police Station Sopore and had been absconding since 2018.

After completion of legal formalities, all the arrested absconders were produced before the  Competent Court. The Court remanded the two accused of the 1999 case to District Jail Baramulla, while the third accused was lodged in Sub-Jail Sopore.

These arrests mark another significant success in Sopore Police’s ongoing crackdown against absconders and proclaimed offenders. In the last 10 days alone, Sopore Police have apprehended five long-evading absconders, reaffirming that no one evading law will escape its reach.

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