RAJOURI — A 40-year-old man climbed a mobile tower and threatened to commit suicide in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Wednesday, officials said. He was rescued in a joint operation by police and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), ending an over six-hour-long drama in Thanamandi town, some 25 km from Rajouri district headquarters, the […]
BANIHAL — Seven houses were gutted in a fire that broke out in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said on Wednesday. The fire broke out in a house at Syedpora hamlet of Chamalwas in Banihal area during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday and spread to adjoining houses, they […]
JAMMU — Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu Zone, Bhim Sen Tuti, conducted a comprehensive security review of strategic locations along Katra-Banihal railway section, which is likely to be thrown open for commercial operations shortly to fulfill the dream of Kashmir’s rail connectivity, an official said. Accompanied by Udhampur-Reasi Range Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Rayees […]
BANIHAL — A 27-year-old man, who was picked up by police for his alleged involvement in several theft cases, died at a health centre after falling sick in custody in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. Ramban District Magistrate Baseer-ul-Haq Choudhary ordered a magisterial inquiry following the death of Mohd Abid, […]
KATHUA — Two people were taken into custody after Rs 3.36 crore were recovered from their vehicle in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police officials said. The Kashmir-bound vehicle was coming from Delhi and was intercepted at Lakhanpur, the gateway to Jammu and Kashmir bordering Punjab, the officials said. They said a […]
JAMMU — The crime branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested five accused, including a former manager of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank, in connection with an alleged multi-crore-rupee loan scam here, the agency said on Tuesday. The case was registered in 2023 on a written complaint from Mohammad Shakeel, the chief manager […]
SAMBA (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police have recovered ammunition and explosive substance during search operation from Chilla Danga Forest area falling under the jurisdiction of Police Station Samba. A Police party headed by DySP Hqrs Samba along with SHO PS Samba and I/C BPP Chilla Danga while performing patrolling in the Chilla Danga area, […]
JAMMU — Two teenage sisters from Jammu, allegedly abducted a week ago, were rescued from Chhattisgarh and handed over to their family, police said on Tuesday. The accused Shiva Dass and Manoj Kumar, both residents of Chhattisgarh, are yet to be arrested, they said. Jammu’s Janipur Police Station received a complaint from the father of […]
JAMMU — A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself dead with his service rifle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Tuesday, officials said. The jawan was part of a road opening party deployed in Tikri area along Jammu-Srinagar national highway when he shot himself dead, they said. They […]
JAMMU — Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu zone, Bhim Sen Tuti, has called for heightened vigilance and proactive measures to counter any potential security threats as he visited forward operating bases in Kathua district, a police official said on Tuesday. Accompanied by Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Jammu-Samba-Kathua range, Shiv Kumar Sharma, the IGP’s visit […]