SRINAGAR — Former Lok Sabha Member Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Tuesday questioned the handling of cases registered against Kashmiri youth under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), saying two young men from Baramulla spent six years in jail despite the case against them falling apart in court. In a detailed post on X, shared […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday said authorities in the Union territory should review the approach of booking the youth under anti-terror laws. In a statement, the Mirwaiz cited a case in which two young men from Baramulla spent six years in jail under stringent anti-terror laws before being acquitted, after […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K has filed a chargesheet against a man accused of impersonating a CID officer and cheating people of lakhs of rupees by promising government jobs and favours, officials said. The chargesheet in FIR No. 24/2023 under Sections 420 and 468 of the IPC has […]
BARAMULLA — Police have arrested a person in connection with multiple complaints of ATM fraud in Sopore area of Baramulla district and recovered seven ATM cards belonging to different banks along with ₹30,000 in cash from his possession, officials said on Monday. The accused, identified as Irfan Mushtaq Gasi, a resident of Kraltang, Sopore, was […]
PULWAMA — Police in Pulwama solved an apple theft case within 24 hours, recovering all 30 stolen crates of apples and arresting three minors allegedly involved in the crime, officials said on Monday. The case came to light after a complaint was lodged at Police Station Rajpora regarding the theft of 30 crates of apples […]
SRINAGAR — The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached immovable properties worth Rs 10.63 crore in connection with an alleged fraud involving the misuse of the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) loan scheme in Jammu and Kashmir. The attached properties include 11 assets comprising land and buildings in Srinagar and Bandipora districts, which were […]
ANANTNAG — Police in Anantnag booked a man described as a notorious fraudster under the Public Safety Act (PSA), 1978, for his alleged involvement in activities prejudicial to the maintenance of public order, officials said on Monday. The accused, identified as Raoof Ahmad Wani, alias Dr Fahim and Raoof Kasab, a resident of Khudhamam, Dooru, […]
GANDERBAL — Police in Ganderbal busted an alleged gambling racket during a raid at a residential house in Rangil Nagbal area and apprehended four persons, officials said on Sunday. They said police acted on credible information regarding gambling activities at the house and registered an FIR (No. 177/2026) under relevant sections of the Gambling Act […]
KULGAM — Police arrested two persons and recovered a pistol, ammunition and two live hand grenades during a naka checking operation in Kulgam district on Sunday, officials said. The arrests were made around 11:30 am by a joint team of Police Station Kulgam, Army’s 9 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and CRPF’s 18th Battalion during naka checking, […]
SRINAGAR — Police have registered a case and taken an accused into custody following an alleged incident of intimidation and threatening involving the brandishing of an official weapon at Saderbal area of Hazratbal in Srinagar, officials said on Sunday. Police said they took cognizance of a complaint filed by Hilal Ahmad Mir, son of Mohd […]