SRINAGAR — A ward officer of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for demanding and accepting a bribe, the agency said on Friday. A spokesperson said the agency registered an instant case against Ward Officer Safakadal on Thursday based on a complaint. “It was alleged that the […]
ANANTNAG — Police in Anantnag apprehended five persons and recovered charas-like substances from their possession during separate naka checking operations across the district, officials said on Friday. In the first operation, police intercepted two persons, identified as Azan Nabi and Majid Ahmad Dar, both residents of Mir Danter, during naka checking in the area. Police […]
RAMBAN — District Police Ramban have arrested an absconder who had been evading arrest for nearly a decade in a narcotics-related case registered at Police Station Batote in 2015. The accused, identified as Aijaz Ahmed, son of Mohd Shabir Bhat, a resident of Churath in Kulgam district, was wanted in connection with FIR No. 68/2015 […]
KATHUA — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Kathua has detained a habitual drug peddler under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act, 1988, and lodged him in jail. According to police, a team from Police Station Hiranagar executed the detention warrant on October 14 against Ranja, son of Nashar […]
RAJOURI — Police in Rajouri have arrested the main accused in a case of arson and property damage following a fatal minibus accident in Moughla area of Teryath on October 9. The accused has been identified as Shubham Rajput, 23, son of Kamal Singh, a resident of Moughla, Teryath. He was arrested in connection with […]
BARAMULLA — Police arrested three persons and seized approximately 16 grams of a heroin-like substance during a checking operation at Gulnar Park in Azadgunj area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said on Wednesday. According to police, the three accused attempted to flee after noticing the police party but were apprehended by alert personnel. The […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested nine alleged drug peddlers in separate anti-narcotics operations across Anantnag, Kulgam and Ganderbal districts, recovering charas, heroin-like substances, ganja-like substances and ganja powder, officials said on Tuesday. In Anantnag, police arrested three persons during separate naka-checking operations at Khanabal, Mattan and Nowgam. Around 120 grams of charas […]
HANDWARA — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Jammu and Kashmir on Monday arrested a senior assistant posted in the Sub-Division Agriculture Office, Handwara, after allegedly catching him red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹40,000 for the release of a tractor subsidy bill. The accused has been identified as Irshad Ahmad Peer, according to an […]
JAMMU — A Jammu and Kashmir Police employee was apprehended after police recovered approximately 15 grams of a heroin-like substance (chitta) during vehicle checking at Balol Naka near Indranagar in the Miran Sahib area of Jammu, police said. According to police, a team from Police Station Miran Sahib intercepted a scooty bearing registration number JK02DW-7378, […]
ANANTNAG — Anantnag Police have arrested six alleged drug peddlers and recovered charas in separate anti-narcotics operations across the district in the last 24 hours, officials said on Monday. Police said six FIRs have been registered in connection with the cases, while further investigations are underway. During a naka checking at Kha Bazar, Anantnag, a […]