Burglars loot 1 shop in Sopore, attempt theft in 7 others

Sopore, Dec 7: Burglars struck in Sopore town, looted 1 grocery shop and attempted burglary in 7  other shops at Chota Bazar, during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday .

Local reports said that in the intervening night of Friday and Saturday burglars taking advantage of darkness, struck in the market of Chota Bazaar in Sopore town and looted the shop of Firdous Ahmad Kana and attempted to loot goods, cash and other valuables from other nearby shops. They said the burglars broke down locks and shutters of shops and were able to loot some cash and other valuable items from the grocery shop. They said the burglars also tried to break the locks of several other shops, however failed in their attempts.

President of Traders Federation Sopore Haji Mohammad Ashraf Ganaie expressed his concern over this fresh burglary incident in town and appealed to the Sopore police and district administration to look into the case on a fast track basis and arrest the culprit as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, a police team headed by SHO Sopore Ayaz Geelani visited the affected shops and registered a case and started an investigation. The SHO on the spot requested all shopkeepers of  the town to install CCTV cameras.