Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, July 27: Samba police has arrested a hardcore criminal with sharp edged weapon in the jurisdiction of Police Station (PS) Ghagwal, near here, today.
Police said a team of cops from Police Station (PS), Ghagwal headed by SHO Ghagwal during vehicle checking Naka at NHW Tapyal, signaled a vehicle bearing Registration Number, UP16AM- 5605 which was coming from Kathua enroute Jammu to stop for its checking.
On seeing police party, the driver of the vehicle accelerated the speed and tried to hit the police naka party with the intention to kill them. Alert cops successfully intercepted the vehicle but the person driving it suddenly came out of the vehicle with sharp edged weapon (Toka) in his hand and tried to attack on police team discharging their duties.
The driver was arrested and was identified as Pritam Singh alias Sethi, son of Mohan Singh of Jerda Nandpur tehsil, Ramgarh district Samba and a sharp edged weapon (Toka) was also seized from him.
A case FIR No.111/2024 U/S 109/132 BNS and 4/25 Arms Act has been registered at Police Station, Ghagwal and investigation started.
Police said that Pritam Singh alias Sethi is a hardcore criminal and has been evading arrest since long while involved in many FIRs registered at different Police Stations of district Samba, Kathua and Jammu including FIR No. 13/2019 U/S 382/323/147 RPC of PS Vijaypur, FIR No. 82/2019 U/S 323/427/452/201 IPC 4/25 Arms Act, FIR No. 78/2020 U/S 307/341/323 IPC, FIR No. 40/2016 U/S 341/323/34 RPC, FIR No. 29/2018 U/S 341/323/34 RPC of PS Ramgarh, FIR No. 188/2019 U/S 307/451/147/148/382 /323 RPC of PS Rajbagh, FIR No. 91/2021 U/S 307/120-B IPC 3/25 Arms ACT of PS Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, FIR No. 42/2022 U/S 3/25 Arms Act of PS R.S Pura Jammu, FIR No. 94/2023 U/S 323/506/147 IPC 3/4/25 Arms Act of P/S Bishnah Jammu.
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