Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 30: Police in Srinagar today busted a gang of car lifters and arrested three persons.
A police spokesman said that during the last eight months some car lifters had stolen seven 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.
They have been identified as Aijaz Ahmad Dar alias Irshad son of Ghulam Mohammad Dar of Waheedpora Ganderbal, Rameez Ahmad Ganie son of Aziz Ganie of Aakhoonpora Haritar Sopore and Shabir Ahmad Kanna son of Sonaullah Kanna of Shercolony Sopore.
Police recovered all the seven Maruti/Wagon R vehicles from the accused related to which 07 FIRs had been registered.