Gang of burglars busted in Srinagar, property worth lakhs recovered: Police

Policein Srinagar on Saturday claimed to have busted a gang of burglars and recoveredstolen property, including an SUV and a sedan.

Addressinga press conference in Srinagar, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar,Haseeb Mughal said five thieves have been arrested and property worth lakhs ofrupees recovered from their possession.

   

Thosearrested were identified as Mohammad Yaseen Hajam of Trikolbal pattan, MuzaffarAhmad Dar of hanjiwera Pattan, Altaf Ahmad Mir of Khumani Chowk Bemina, IrfanAhmad Najar of Saida Kadal and Serwar Hussain Bhat of Labartal Budgam.

SSP Srinagar Haseeb Mughal inspecting the recoveries made from a gang of burglars in Srinagar on Saturday, 15 June 2019. Aman Farooq/GK

“Copperutensils, electronic appliances, cigarettes, Scorpio, Santro, Honda City and aMaruti car were recovered from their possession,” said Mughal.

Hesaid the modus operandi of the gang was to recce the big godowns, warehouses,houses and shops in the district and strike in the dead of the night and decampwith valuables. “The gang would take the help of special implements likebolt-cutters etc to break upon the locks and get access to the godowns,” hesaid.

TheSSP said that the gang wuld take CCTVs and electronic surveillance equipmentsalong with them and dispose them off to destroy the evidence.

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