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. […]
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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 […]
Two minor girls found dead in Samba; boy dies in road accident in Jammu
JAMMU — Two minor girls were found dead in a trench filled with rain water in Samba district, while a nine-year-old boy died in an accident here on Sunday, officials said. The bodies of Asiya (10) and Tahira (9) were recovered from the ditch at Lower Birpur in Bari Brahmana area of Samba, they said. […]
Rusted anti-tank mine found in Samba, destroyed
SAMBA — A rusted anti-tank mine was found and subsequently destroyed in a controlled explosion by the bomb disposal squad in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. The mine was noticed by a villager during cremation of a person at village Kamore near border out post Tanwar on Saturday. Police summoned […]
Temple dome damaged by lightning strike in Samba, one injured
SAMBA — The dome of a Shiv temple was damaged after being struck by lightning in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. One person suffered minor injuries in the incident after being hit by a fallen stone, the officials added. A group of devotees had assembled for the “langar” service in […]
Ammunition, explosive substance recovered in Samba forest: Police
SAMBA (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police have recovered ammunition and explosive substance during search operation from Chilla Danga Forest area falling under the jurisdiction of Police Station Samba. A Police party headed by DySP Hqrs Samba along with SHO PS Samba and I/C BPP Chilla Danga while performing patrolling in the Chilla Danga area, […]
Family in mourning after soldier son killed in IED attack 2 months before marriage
SAMBA — Naik Mukesh Singh Manhas had returned to his Army unit in Jammu’s Akhnoor sector on January 28 after a two-week holiday for his ring ceremony and giving final touches to his newly-constructed house to welcome his wife in April. However, the joy of the family proved to be shortlived as the 29-year-old soldier […]
Three ladies among four missing persons traced out in Samba, reunited with families
SAMBA (KIMS) — Police in Samba has traced four missing persons including three females from different areas and reunited them with their families whose missing reports were lodged at Police Station Bari Brahmana, Police Station Purmandal and Police Post Supwal. “At Police Station Bari Brahmana, two missing reports vide DD No. 06 dated 24-02-2023 and […]








