JAMMU — Security forces on Monday launched a search operation following reports that three persons were seen moving suspiciously on the outskirts of Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said. Some villagers saw the three people, who appeared to be outsiders, carrying bags and sitting near a field in Sandi village of the Purmandal belt, […]
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Seven hardcore criminals arrested in Samba, weapons seized
JAMMU — Seven alleged hardcore criminals were arrested and sharp-edged weapons were seized in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. The criminals were roaming in a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) when they were intercepted and arrested by police near AIIMS Vijaypur, a police spokesman said. He identified the arrested accused as […]
Man detained for ‘suspicious movement’ in Samba, released after inquiry
JAMMU — Security forces detained a man after he was found roaming “suspiciously” in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said on Thursday. Mohammad Farooq, a resident of Salunian village in Poonch district, was detained near Nandini Hills along the National Highway in Samba on Wednesday evening, officials said. According to reports, he got a […]
Soldier electrocuted after climbing atop train in Samba
JAMMU — A 24-year-old soldier was electrocuted when he came in contact with a live wire after climbing on top of a passenger train in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said on Tuesday. Ramchandra Choudhary, a native of Rajasthan’s Jodhpur, met with the accident near Bari Brahmana station late Monday night, the officials said. […]
ACB registers case against former Tehsildar, others for illegal mutation
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau registered a case FIR No. 03/2025 u/s 5(1)(d) r/w Section 5(2) of J&K PC Act, Svt. 2006 & 120-B, RPC at Police Station ACB Jammu against revenue officer/official namely Tarsem Lal, then Tehsildar Vijaypur and Zassin Malik then Patwari, Patwar Halqa Gurha Slathia as well as beneficiary […]
Drug peddlers attack police team in Samba, SHO among three cops injured
JAMMU — Three policemen, including a station house officer, were injured after members of a narcotics gang attacked them during an anti-drug operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said. The incident occurred in the Balol Khad area of the district. A police team led by SHO Pushpinder Singh had arrived to crack down […]
Cops alert as drone camera crashes inside AIIMS campus in Samba
JAMMU — A drone camera was seized after it crashed on a residential building inside the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) campus in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said on Saturday. The campus falls under the ‘no-flying zone’ category, and the presence of the drone has prompted a security alert, police said. […]
Police recovers Rajouri youth’s body near Samba railway bridge
JAMMU — Police on Friday recovered body of youth from a railway bridge in Samba district, officials said. A police official told GNS that the body was found near Sarore Adda Bari Brahmana and was subsequently taken to GMC Jammu for post-mortem. The deceased has been identified as Raja Ibrar Khan son of Abdul Rehman […]
Samba resident nabbed in Jammu gangster murder case; 10th arrest so far
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested another man in the murder of a gangster here that took place nearly two months ago, an officer said on Wednesday. Yudhvir Singh, a resident of Mandi Sangwali area of Samba, was arrested from Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, Delhi, soon after he landed from Kuala Lumpur, […]
Two criminals arrested with pistol, heroin in Samba
JAMMU — Two suspected criminals were arrested and a country-made pistol and 8.13 grams of heroin seized from them in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Monday, police said. Pritam Singh alias Sethi and Narayan Sharma alias Shunna were arrested from a house in the Ramgarh area, a police spokesperson said. The criminals were planning […]