4 arrested, stolen property recovered
Baramulla, July 21: Police in Baramulla have busted gang of burglars/motorcycle lifters in Pattan by arresting 04 accused persons involved in the commission of crime and recovered stolen property from their possession.
On 14/07/2023 Police Station Pattan received a written application from John Mohammad War son of Ab Ahad War resident of Palpora Pattan stating therein that some unknown thieves have stolen his Motorcycle bearing registration No. JK05E-8826 on 07/07/2023 when he kept his Motorcycle parked in front of his shop situated at Jamia Mohalla Pattan and went to offer Friday prayers and on return, he found that his Motorcycle was missing and had been stolen by some unknown thieves. Accordingly, a case vide FIR No. 231/2023 under relevant sections of law has been registered in Police Station Pattan and investigation was initiated.
During the preliminary course of investigation, some suspects were zeroed in on and during questioning, one suspected person identified as Mohd Abbas Daint son of Mohd Ayoub Daint resident of Kusambagh Hakbara Hajin Bandipora confessed that he has stolen a motorcycle. During further questioning, he disclosed that he has also stolen 03 other Motorcycles and was supplying the same to one person identified as Sajad Ahmad Pahloo son of Mohd Ramzan Pahloo resident of Madwan Hajin, who was assigned to change the parts of these stolen Motorcycles and after making modification in Motorcycles he was selling them. Subsequently he was also arrested in the instant case.
During further course of investigation, names of two other persons identified as Lateef Ahmad Fafoo son of Gh Ahmad Fafoo resident of Gund Prang Madwan Hajin and Sajad Ahmad Wagay son of Mohd Maqbool Wagay resident of Gund Prang Madwan Hajin surfaced, who were subsequently arrested in the instant case.
On their disclosure, all the stolen motorcycles were recovered from Gund Prang and Madwan Hajin Bandipora.
Further investigation in the case is going on and more arrests & recoveries are expected.