SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday conducted coordinated searches at 26 locations across Police District Sopore in connection with an ongoing investigation into a case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI). According to a police statement, the searches were carried out at residential and other premises […]
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Man arrested for posing as police officer, extorting ₹10,000 in Sopore
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday arrested a man for allegedly impersonating a police official, assaulting a person and extorting ₹10,000 from him in Sopore town of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. According to a police statement, Police Post Bus Stand received a complaint from Nazir Ahmad Lone, son of Ali Mohammad Lone, […]
Properties worth over ₹1.23 crore of absconding drug peddler attached in Sopore
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said they attached immovable properties worth over ₹1.23 crore belonging to an absconding alleged drug peddler in Sopore area of Baramulla district under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. According to a police statement, the action was taken under the ongoing […]
SIA Kashmir secures Interpol Red Corner notice against Hizbul terrorist
SRINAGAR — The State Investigation Agency of Jammu and Kashmir Police has secured an Interpol Red Corner notice against designated Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Imtiyaz Ahmad Kandoo in a 2013 terror case, officials said on Saturday. They said this marks a significant milestone in the investigation into the terrorist attack at the Tarzoo area of Baramulla […]
J&K HC asks Army to pay rent to owners of land taken over in Sopore
SRINAGAR — The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has directed the Army to pay rent to owners of land taken over by it in Sopore and rendered unusable due to security concerns. Upholding a trial court order, Justice Sanjay Dhar asked the Army to pay rent for the land measuring nearly 3 […]
Security forces recover arms, ammunition from hideout in Sopore
SRINAGAR — Security forces on Monday recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from a hideout in Sopore area of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. During a search operation in Warpora area of Sopore, they recovered arms and ammunition, including an AK rifle, a magazine, 30 rounds of ammunition, a Under barrel […]
Properties of two drug peddlers worth over ₹66 lakh attached in Sopore
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said they have attached properties worth over ₹66 lakh belonging to two alleged drug peddlers under the provisions of Chapter VA of the NDPS Act in Sopore area of Baramulla district in North Kashmir. According to a police statement, the attached properties belong to Zahoor Ahmad […]
Six booked under PSA in Sopore for disrupting student protest, vandalism
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — At least six persons have been booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Sopore town of Baramulla district for allegedly disrupting public order and indulging in vandalism during a recent student protest, police said on Friday. The accused have been identified as Umar Akbar Hajam, son of Mohammad Akbar, resident of […]
ACB files chargesheet against former AEE PWD (R&B) Sopore in bribery case
JAMMU — Anti-Corruption Bureau on Tuesday has presented a charge sheet before the Hon’ble Court of Special Judge, Anti-Corruption Baramulla, against Mubarak Ahmad Ganai, then Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE), PWD (R&B) Division Sopore, in a case involving demand and acceptance of illegal gratification from a contractor for processing payment of bills. The case originated from […]
Five more arrested in Sopore over disruption of student protest, 13 Identified: Police
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Wednesday said they have arrested five more persons in Sopore town of Baramulla district in connection with the disruption of a recent student protest at the Government Girls Higher Secondary School on Monday. According to police, the arrests were made during night-long raids as part of an ongoing crackdown against […]









