Bike lifter gang busted by Rajouri Police

Rajouri, July 30: Jammu and Kashmir police in Rajouri district busted a gang involved in bike lifting and has recovered 15 bikes from the possession of accused.

Senior Superintendent of Police Rajouri, Randeep Kumar while addressing a press conference in police station Rajouri said that on April 16, a written application was lodged in police station Rajouri by a resident of Dhanore Jarallan Rajouri who stated to have parked his motorcycle bearing registration number JK11E 4637 outside his residence but next morning the vehicle was missing.

On receipt of this application, a case in FIR No 273/2024 U/S 379 IPC was registered and investigation was started during which several suspects were rounded up and with the assistance of CCTV footage and technical analysis, one Shoket Ahmed son of Mohd Shafi resident of Kundal Dhan Tehsil Chasana in district Reasi was identified as main suspect and detained. He was later put to questioning during which he confessed about theft of the motorcycle.

They said person was arrested in the instant case and on his disclosure, his other associates namely Aftar Hussain son of Mohammad Iqbal resident of Kalakote; Mudasir Mir son of Parvaiz Mir resident of Shar Tehsil Mahore, District Reasi and Zafar Hussain son of Abdul Hussain resident of Kote Dhara Tehsil Rajouri were arrested, said SSP Rajouri.

With these arrests, 15 stolen motorcycles worth around 25 Lakhs were recovered and 04 Cases in FIR No’s 273, 292, 314 and 326 of 2024 registered at PS Rajouri stands solved, he added.

Police said that the efforts of police team led by SHO Rajouri Aejaz Ahmed Wani also resulted in solving two more burglaries committed in Rajouri in respect of which, two cases in FIR No’s 67 and 186 of 2024 were under investigation.

Mentionable that during investigation of duo burglaries, three burglars namely Sharn Sharma @ Sunny son of Satish Kumar resident of Rajouri; Anil Singh son of Prem Singh resident of Ransoo and Nadeem Khan son of Mohd Kabir resident of Nerojal Saj were arrested.

The thorough questioning of arrested trio resulted in recoveries of gold and electronic items valuing around six lakhs. As the investigation moves ahead, there is likelihood of solving other theft cases as well.