Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Mar 8: Police today handed over the stolen jewellery, Pashmina shawls and electronic goods worth over Rs 25 lakh to their lawful owners that were recovered from an inter-district gang of burglars.
SP Hazratbal, Rayees Bhat while interacting with the respectable of Hazratbal area including the people whose house were burgled said that Srinagar police recovered stolen valuables including jewellery, Pashmina shawls and electronic goods worth about Rs 25 lakh after busting an inter-district burglary gang.
More than 15 theft cases in Srinagar district alone have been solved with the arrest of the three member gang. He said that besides these recoveries police has also recovered valuables worth Rs 11 lakh that were stolen by the gang from Nowgam area of the city suburbs.
While appreciating the members of the SIT especially ASI Abdul Majid for doing a commendable job, SP said these achievements imbue a sense of security among the people. SP Hazratbal further stated that police needs cooperation of public to keep a check on criminal elements in our society and requested that they should inform the police if they find any suspicious movements in their areas.
Giving further details SP Hazratbal said that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by SDPO Hazratbal was constituted by SSP Srinagar after a series of theft cases were reported in Hazratbal area.
The SIT worked very hard and busted a three member inter-district gang. All the burglars Mushtaq Ahmad Dar son of Ghulam Qadir Dar resident of Narain Bagh, Ganderbal, Ghulam Ahmad Dar alias Amma Dar son of Mohammad Subhan Dar resident of Gund Roshan, Ganderbal and Ghulam Hassan Bhat alias Hannas Bengali son of Mohammad Sultan Bhat resident of Saidpora Eidgah have been arrested.
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