BANDIPORA — Police in Bandipora have arrested an absconder who had been evading arrest for the past 16 years in connection with a cheating and forgery case registered at Sumbal police station in 2010, officials said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Riyaz Ahmad Awan alias Jat, son of Raj Mohammad Awan, a resident of […]
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Police recover stolen motorcycle within 12 hours in Bandipora
BANDIPORA — Police have solved a motorcycle theft case in Bandipora by recovering the stolen vehicle within 12 hours, officials said on Sunday. According to police, Police Station Sumbal received a complaint from Tanveer Ahmad Rather, son of Manzoor Ahmad Rather, a resident of Markipora, Pattan, stating that his Hero Glamour motorcycle (JK05F-6142) had been […]
Six arrested as police bust alleged Pakistan-linked banned outfit module in Bandipora
BANDIPORA — Bandipora Police have claimed to have busted an alleged clandestine module linked to the banned organisation Ittihad-ul-Muslimeen, which was reportedly operating under the directions of a Pakistan-based handler and allegedly targeting women to propagate separatist ideology. According to a police press release, the investigation has uncovered suspected links involving prison-based coordination, covert meetings […]
ACB files chargesheet against postal assistant in ₹6,500 bribery case in Bandipora
SRINAGAR — Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Jammu and Kashmir has filed a chargesheet against Mudasir Ahmad Najar, a Postal Assistant posted at Sub Post Office Bandipora, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹6,500 for the release of a subsidy under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP). According to an ACB statement, a complaint […]
Police arrest two in theft case, recover stolen property in Bandipora
BANDIPORA — Police in Bandipora have arrested two accused persons in connection with a theft case registered at Police Station Sumbal and recovered the stolen property, officials said on Saturday. The case was registered after police received a complaint on September 18 regarding the theft of various items at Ganastan, Nowgam. Accordingly, FIR No. 209/2026 […]
Two arrested with contraband substances in Bandipora
BANDIPORA — Police arrested two persons and registered separate cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act during naka checking in Ajas area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district, officials said on Wednesday. The arrests were made at a naka at Zadoo, Ajas, where police intercepted a person travelling from Ganderbal towards Bandipora. […]
Multiple cloudbursts trigger flash floods across Valley; woman killed, several shifted to safety
SRINAGAR — A woman was washed away while hundreds of people were evacuated as multiple cloudbursts struck the Valley on Monday, triggering flash floods in several districts, officials said. Naseema Begum (52) was washed away in a flash flood caused by a cloudburst as she was trying to manoeuvre across a culvert over a swelled […]
Woman, son swept away in floodwaters in Bandipora
SRINAGAR — A mother and son duo drowned after being washed away by floodwaters in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandpora district, as rains lashed most parts of the valley for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, leading to an increase in the levels of several water bodies, officials said. Flash floods were triggered by the rains […]
Karra writes to CM, demands strict action over alleged manhandling of MLA
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra on Saturday wrote to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, demanding a thorough probe over the alleged assault on party MLA Nizam-ud-din Bhat by some National Conference workers. He called for a thorough investigation into the incident and expressed hope that the chief minister would intervene promptly […]
Over 4 kg charas recovered in Bandipora, 3 drug peddlers arrested
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday arrested three alleged drug peddlers and recovered over four kilograms of charas powder-like substance during naka checking in the Hajin area of Bandipora district. According to a police statement, a police party from Police Station Hajin was conducting naka checking at Madwan when three individuals attempted […]










