Crime

Gang of thieves busted in Srinagar, three arrested with stolen items: Police

Srinagar Jail. [FPK File Photo/Vikar Syed]

Srinagar: Police on Friday said that a gang of thieves was busted in central Kashmir’s Srinagar district and three were arrested as stolen items were also recovered.

In a statement, the police said that Police Station Soura received an application from Showkat Ahmed Misger, son of Late Mohd Amin, a resident of Ellahi bagh Buchpora Soura stating therein that he along with his wife were traveling from Rajbagh to Soura in a local bus. During travel three unknown masked women were also travelling in the same bus. After deboarding the bus his wife found one gold bangle missing.

The police spokesman giving more details said that upon this case FIR No 97/22 u/s 379 IPC was registered in Police Station Soura and an investigation was taken up. During the investigation, three suspects namely Kulsooma resident of Noorbagh , Rubina resident of Narba and Shanoo resident of Narbal were apprehended and put into questioning. During questioning the suspects confessed to their crime and the gold bangle was recovered from a location pointed out by them. The investigation is going on and more recoveries are expected, reads the statement.

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