Police crack stolen battery case in Ganderbal, 1 person arrested

Srinagar, June 28: Police in Ganderbal have solved a theft case by arresting the accused person involved in the commission of crime.

On 15 June, Police Station Kangan received a written complaint from Sub-Divisional Manager BSNL Ganderbal mentioning therein that some unknown persons have stolen 24 nos of batteries from BSNL Tower at Mamar during the intervening night of 14-15. In this regard, a case FIR No 49/2024 under relevant sections of law was registered at Police Station Kangan and further investigation was taken up.

During the course of investigation, a special team led by SHO Police Station Kangan under the supervision of SDPO Kangan was constituted. While checking the technical evidence and CCTV footage, a suspicious vehicle (Tata Mobile) was spotted near the scene of crime.

While verifying the details of the vehicle, the investigating team apprehended one person namely Nazir Ahmad Dar, resident of Rakh-e-Highgam Sopore A/P Pushwari Naidkhai along with the Tata Mobile vehicle bearing registration number JK05M-0894.

During questioning, the accused person confessed to his involvement in the commission of the crime and disclosed that he alongwith his associates have jointly committed the crime. He also confessed that they later sold the stolen batteries to one scrap dealer at Sopore. Accordingly, all the 24 stolen batteries were recovered and police seized two vehicles viz Mahindra Mobile bearing registration No JK05M-0894 and Maruti car bearing registration No JK05B 5388, which were used in the commission of crime. Further investigation is going on and more arrests are expected.

"J&K Police are committed to eliminate the social crimes from the society. Respectable citizens are requested to share information of anti-social elements with J&K Police in shaping better society and good future of our youth," police said.