Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, June 7: Police today said to have busted a gang of burglars/car lifters by arresting five persons involved in various cases in Baramulla.
In this regard, police said, during the investigation of cases FIR Nos 267/2021, 72/2022, 85/2022, 86/2022, 88/2022, 90/2022, and 93/2022 of PS Baramulla, Police have arrested five persons involved in the commission of the crime.
“They have been identified as Baber Bashir Bala son of Bashir Ahmad resident of Krankshun Sopore, Sahil Ahmad Kaloo son of Farooq Ahmad resident of Takyabal Sopore, Waseem Ahmad Chatbali son of Bashir Ahmad resident of Sheer Colony Sopore, Irfan Ashraf Bhat son of Mohd Ashraf Bhat resident of Fatehpora Baramulla and Mohd Iqbal Banday son of Gh Mohammad Banday resident of Sangri Baramulla.”
On their disclosure, police said, several stolen vehicles and other stolen items have been recovered from their possession.
In Preliminary investigation, police said that the gang of car lifters are committing crimes in an organized way by assigning duties to each of its members viz, Baber Bashir Bala was assigned the task of lifting/stealing vehicles from different parts of the valley, Sahil Ahmad Kaloo disassembled these vehicles into parts and further dispatching to Waseem Ahmad Chatbali who was assigned of sending these parts to outside UT of J&K.
“Moreover, burglar Irfan Ashraf Bhat was involved in the theft of power cord (Electric wire) in newly constructed residential houses at Gulnar Park & Kralhar. Stolen property electric wire has been also recovered.”
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