JAMMU — Three persons accused in multiple robbery cases in Delhi were arrested in a meticulously planned joint operation by Delhi Police and their Jammu and Kashmir counterpart in Kathua district on Thursday evening, officials said. Police officials said an FIR was registered against the accused at North Dwarka police station in Delhi, and the […]
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10 persons arrested in illegal poppy cultivation cases in Anantnag: Police
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Thursday said they have arrested ten persons involved in multiple illegal opium poppy cultivation cases registered across Anantnag district. According to a police statement, Police Station Mattan arrested Gh Nabi Mir, son of Gh Ahmad Mir, resident of Nanil, in connection with FIR No. 47/2026 under Section 8/18 of the […]
Six booked under PSA in Sopore for disrupting student protest, vandalism
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — At least six persons have been booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Sopore town of Baramulla district for allegedly disrupting public order and indulging in vandalism during a recent student protest, police said on Friday. The accused have been identified as Umar Akbar Hajam, son of Mohammad Akbar, resident of […]
Woman among four OGWs held in Srinagar for allegedly providing support to terrorists
SRINAGAR — Four over ground workers (OGWs), including a woman, were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital here for allegedly providing logistic support to terrorists, officials said on Thursday. Police arrested the four OGWs from Hazratbal area of the city here on Wednesday night. They identified the OGWs as Zahoor Ahmad Mir, Bashir Ahmad […]
Man absconding for 39 years in rape case arrested in Budgam
SRINAGAR — A man accused in a rape case registered in 1987 was arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday, nearly 39 years after he had been on the run, police said. The accused, identified as Bashir Ahmad Ganaie, a resident of Drer Kalipora in Shopian district and presently living in Kulgam, was […]
Eight held for vandalism during protests against sexual harassment of girl student in Sopore
SRINAGAR — Police have arrested eight people allegedly involved in vandalism during protests against sexual harassment of a girl student by a lecturer in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. A senior lecturer at a government higher secondary school in Sopore was on Monday booked on charges of sexually assaulting a […]
Sopore lecturer suspended, police case filed after student alleges harassment
SRINAGAR — A police has been filed against a senior lecturer posted in north kashmir’s Sopore town after a girl student accused him of harassment, even as the teacher has been suspened with inquiry ordered into the matter. Senior Superintendent of Police Sopore, Iftikhar Talib, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said the teacher […]
‘Suspicious’ person detained at Army formation in Jammu
JAMMU — Security forces on Thursday detained a “suspicious” person at an Army formation in Jammu and a probe into his activities has been launched, official sources said. “A suspicious individual has been detained. The matter is under investigation,” a source said. The sources added that further details are awaited. Reports, however, claimed that a […]
Man accused of raping minor arrested after 5 years in Kishtwar
JAMMU — A man accused of raping a minor from Himachal Pradesh has been arrested by a police team from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district after evading arrest for nearly five years, officials said on Saturday. The accused, Avtar Singh, a resident of Thakrai village, was wanted in connection with an FIR registered at the […]
Six persons arrested for circulating misinformation on Social Media in Bandipora: Police
BANDIPORA (KIMS) — At least six persons have been arrested for circulating false and fabricated news on social media platforms about an encounter that took place in the Kulnar Bazipora area of Bandipora district on April 24, 2025, police said on Thursday. Bandipora Police received information from multiple sources that certain individuals had circulated false […]






