Kashmir

Two more individuals arrested, three minor girls rescued in Baramulla human trafficking case

SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a significant development in the ongoing human trafficking case in Ushkara Baramulla, two more individuals have been arrested, and three additional minor girls have been rescued. This brings the total to four accused arrested and seven minor girls rescued so far. “The investigation, under case FIR No. 173/2024, revealed the involvement […]

Jammu

Two drug peddlers detained under PSA in Kishtwar

JAMMU — Two alleged drug peddlers were detained under stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday. The accused were identified as Tousif Qayoom alias “Chadda” and Muzaffer Hussain alias “Dagga” and lodged in the district jail Kathua, a police spokesman said. He said both are ‘notorious […]

Kashmir

Police apprehended three fraudsters in Baramulla

SRINAGAR — Police in Jammu & Kashmir’s Baramulla district, on Saturday, arrested three fraudsters who pretended to sell and purchase vehicles and promised government jobs. A police statement said that in a significant breakthrough, the Kreeri Police Station in Baramulla apprehended a gang of three fraudsters who preyed on unsuspecting individuals in the Baramulla area. […]

Kashmir

Human trafficking racket busted in Baramulla; 2 arrested, 4 minor females rescued

SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Two persons were arrested and four minor females were rescued after a human trafficking racket was busted in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, the Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Friday. “Acting on a tip-off from a reliable source, Baramulla Police Station busted a human trafficking module operating in Ushkura, Baramulla. The investigation […]

Kashmir

Husband ‘kills’ wife in Tangdhar, arrested

SRINAGAR — In a shocking incident, a husband allegedly killed his wife by strangulating her at Tangdhar in north Kashmir’s frontier Kupwara district. An official said that a lady, in her 30’s (name withheld) was allegedly killed by her husband after strangulated her at their house during the intervening night of Tuesday-Wednesday. The accused, identified […]