LIAQAT ALI KHATANA
Jammu and Kashmir police in Nowshera sub division of Rajouri district have arrested notorious thieves involved in cases of theft.
Stolen property worth lakhs of rupees has also been recovered.
Police said that several theft cases were registered in Rajouri district in this year for which special teams were constituted by SSP Rajouri Amritpal Singh to investigate the cases on priority.
A police team headed by SHO Nowshera Insp. Manpreet Singh SHO Nowshera under the supervision of SDPO Nowshera, DySP Zaheer Abbas Jafr and Additional SP Nowshera, M.R Giri after hectic efforts using technical support and human intelligence intercepted notorious thieves namely Zaheer Ahmed son of Mohd Munir and Ajaz Ahmed son of Mohd Rafiq, both residents of Naili Manjakote.
During investigation, they were found involved in six theft cases in jurisdiction of Police Station Nowshera.
Another accused namely Sadaqat Hussain son of Noor Hussain resident of Karadh Kotranka was also found involved in seven theft cases and has been apprehended.
On their disclosure recovered four stolen bikes and other theft material worth three lacks has been recovered so far.
Investigation of the cases is still going on and more stolen vehicles and other theft materials are likely to be recovered.
SSP Rajouri Amritpal Singh (IPS) said that police in the district has recovered stolen property worth lakhs of rupees in recent past with many thieves have been put behind bars for their unlawful acts.
He further appealed people to promote use of CCTV surveillance cameras at residential, business places as third eye surveillance not only acts as a preventive measure but also help in earliest investigation after any incident.
