Theft case solved within 8 hours, accused held

Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Apr 27: Police in Sopore today said to have solved a theft case by arresting two accused persons involved in the commission of the crime and have recovered stolen vehicle.
A police spokesperson in a statement said that Police Station Sopore received a complaint that during the intervening night of 26/27 April some unknown thieves have stolen a vehicle (Minibus) which was parked outside the house of the complainant at Neharpora Mohalla of main town Sopore.
Accordingly, a case vide FIR No. 95/2021 under relevant sections of law was registered in PS Sopore and the investigation was initiated.
During the course of investigation officers taking assistance of modern techniques including collection of CCTV footages of various locations learnt about the involvement of two accused persons identified as Basit Altaf son of Altaf Hussain Masoodi resident of Jalalabab A/P Warpora Sopore and Amir Mushtaq Khan son of Mushtaq Ahmad Khan resident of New Colony Sopore,” the police said.
Subsequently, a special checkpoint was established and both the accused persons were arrested and shifted to Police Station where they remain in custody. Stolen vehicle (minibus) was also recovered from them. “Further investigation of the case is in progress,” police said.