Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday claimed to have busted a vehicle thef gang involved in stealing of atleast 7 Cars in Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district.
A Police spokesperson said, During the last eight months some car lifters had stolen seven(7) Maruti 800/wagon R vehicles during the Friday prayers and other religious occasions from Dargah Hazratbal.
“In order to crack the said theft cases, a team was constituted by the SSP Srinagar comprising of SHO Nigeen,DO Hazratbal headed by SDPO Zakoora under the supervision of SP Hazratbal. The investigation team analysed various CCTV footages and finally arrested the three accused persons”, he said.
Police identified them as Aijaz Ahmad Dar @Irshad s/o Gh.Mohd.Dar R/ o Waheedpora Ganderbal, Rameez Ahmad Ganie s/o Aziz Ganie R/o Aakhoonpora Haritar Sopore and Shabir Ahmad Kanna s/o Sonaullah Kanna R/o Shercolony Sopore.
“All the 07 Maruti/wagon R vehicles have been recovered from the accused related to which 07 FIRs had been registered. Since the accused have been breaking /dismantling the said stolen vehicles into scrap/ pieces immediately after committing the theft as a part of their modus operandi, all the vehicles recovered were in scrap form”, he said
The accused were involved in 7 FIRs:
1) 142/2022 u/s 379 IPC
2) 143/2022 u/s 379 IPC
3) 146/2022 u/s 379 IPC
4) 151/2022 u/s 379 IPC
5) 24/2023 u/s 379 IPC
6) 37/2023 u/s 379 IPC
7)41/2023 u/s 379 IPC
all of PS Nigeen.
Further investigation is on and more recoveries are expected.
