JAMMU — Police have arrested two alleged drug peddlers on Wednesday in separate operations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, recovering narcotics valued over Rs 50 lakh, along with a weighing machine and cash, from them, officials said. Acting on information, a police team from Vijaypur police station set up a checkpoint at Tarapur Road […]
JAMMU — Four police personnel, including a Station House Officer, have been suspended over allegations of dereliction of duty for allegedly facilitating a compromise in a POCSO case in Samba district, officials said. According to the order issued by Samba Senior Superintendent of Police Anuj Kumar, the suspended personnel include the Ramgarh SHO, a probationary […]
JAMMU — Police on Thursday detained a notorious woman drug peddler under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district and lodged her in jail in the Bhaderwah belt. The detained woman, Sheema Bibi, a resident of Bishnah tehsil in Jammu district, was residing […]
JAMMU — A family had a narrow escape after a Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) mobile tower fell on their house following high-speed winds and a severe storm in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said. The incident took place in Pangdour village during the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, when strong winds accompanied […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday informed the Assembly that 150 kanals of land identified for industrial development at Industrial Estate Balole in Samba district remain under encroachment, while a substantial portion of the total land 436 kanals earmarked is yet to be handed over to the Industries Department. Replying to a […]
JAMMU — A 45-year-old Pakistan national was handed over to the Rangers on Monday, a day after he was apprehended by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel while crossing into India across the International Border (IB) in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Zaffar Iqbal, a resident of Pindi village of Zafarwal tehsil in […]
JAMMU — Questioning of an accused arrested in a counterfeit currency case led to the seizure of cocaine worth over Rs 19 crore in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, police said on Monday. On February 3, a written complaint was lodged at Bari Brahmana police station by a branch manager of Punjab National Bank, regarding […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested a man, a resident of Madhya Pradesh, for allegedly murdering his friend in Samba district with the intent of grabbing his compensation money, an official said on Tuesday. The mutilated body of Jeevan Ahirwar, a resident of Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh, was recovered in […]
JAMMU — A notorious drug peddler was booked under the stringent Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua while two others were arrested along with heroin in Samba district on Tuesday, police said. Mohd Sadiq alias Siku, a resident of Galak village of Ramkot, is […]
SAMBA — The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has approved a proposal of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jammu, for a state-of-the-art Forensic Institute in the Union Territory. The proposal had been sent to establish an institute to consolidate evidence collection, increase conviction rates and help in better investigation and diagnosis in […]