JAMMU — Two notorious drug peddlers were detained under the PIT-NDPS Act in Samba and Reasi, while properties, including residential houses and bank accounts of two more peddlers, were attached in adjoining districts on Saturday, police said. The police also arrested seven drug peddlers, including a woman, along with heroin from different districts of the […]
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Pakistani intruder apprehended along LoC in Poonch
JAMMU — Army troops apprehended a 26-year-old infiltrator, a resident of PoK, along the LoC in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. Mohammad Sajad was taken into custody after entering the Indian side from across the border through the Gulpur area of the Krishna Ghati sector on Friday, the officials […]
Punjab resident among 10 held in anti-drug operations across Jammu
JAMMU — Ten alleged drug peddlers, including a resident of Punjab, were arrested along with a large quantity of heroin at separate places in Jammu, Udhampur, Kathua and Doda districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday. Gagandeep Singh of Amritsar and his two associates from Jammu — Damanjot Singh and Vivek Kumar — […]
Police dismantles terror support network in Kishtwar, two arrested
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested two suspected terror associates in Kishtwar district as part of an ongoing crackdown on anti-national elements and support networks aiding local terrorists, officials said on Friday. With two more arrests, the total number of the arrests in the case has gone up four, they said. The arrests […]
Three arrested with explosive substances, HM posters in Shopian
SRINAGAR — Three persons were arrested after explosive substances and Hizbul Mujahideen posters were allegedly recovered from their possession in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said on Friday. Police recovered two grenades, 2.5 kgs of PEK (plastic explosive kirkee), four mobile phones, and posters related to the terrorist outfit from the three persons at […]
Over 700 peddlers arrested, assets worth ₹45 crore targeted in Jammu’s anti-drug crackdown
JAMMU — The ongoing anti-drug crackdown across Jammu division has yielded significant results, with more than 700 drug peddlers arrested and assets worth over Rs 45 crore attached or demolished, an official said on Tuesday. Authorities have also recovered large quantities of narcotics, dismantled drug trafficking networks and intensified rehabilitation efforts under the ‘Nasha Mukt […]
Man posing as IB officer arrested in Kathua
JAMMU — A man allegedly impersonating an Intelligence Bureau (IB) official was held by police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Thursday evening. The accused was identified as Ankush, a resident of Kathua district, officials said. Acting on specific information, police intercepted a two-wheeler being ridden by the suspect and subjected him to verification. […]
Local leader arrested for sexual assault of minor girl in Baramulla
SRINAGAR — Police on Wednesday arrested a local leader on charges of sexually assaulting a minor girl in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir. Officials said Riyaz Ahmad Shaikh, a resident of Nowshera in Boniyar Tehsil, was arrested following a 17-year-old girl’s complaint of sexual assault. A case has been registered against Shaikh, who was […]
Two drug peddlers arrested with heroin worth over Rs 50 lakh in Samba
JAMMU — Police have arrested two alleged drug peddlers on Wednesday in separate operations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, recovering narcotics valued over Rs 50 lakh, along with a weighing machine and cash, from them, officials said. Acting on information, a police team from Vijaypur police station set up a checkpoint at Tarapur Road […]
Drug peddler arrested in Anantnag; 104 grams of charas, ₹25.50 lakh cash recovered
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said they have arrested an alleged drug peddler and recovered 104 grams of charas-like substance along with ₹25.50 lakh in cash during a raid in the Tulkhan area of Bijbehara in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. According to a police statement, acting on specific information that a […]




