Srinagar: Police in Budgam have solved a theft case by arresting two persons and recovered stolen property from their possession, a police spokesman informed Saturday.
He said few days back Police Post Mouchua received a written complaint from one Vikas Kumar Pandit, son of Lt Ram Lal Pandit of Hindu Mohalla Kralpora Chadoora, stating that while he was on way home from Chadoora, some unknown persons snatched his gold items worth Rs. 12.5 lakhs and fled from the spot.
A case (FIR No. 253/2023) was registered and during subsequent investigations, police with the help of technical inputs, apprehended the two accused persons at Pahalgam Anantnag and recovered all the stolen gold items from their possession.
The accused have been identified as Aijaz Ahmad Khan, son of Ghulam-u-din Khan, and Showkat Ahmad Khan, son of Bilal Ahmad Khan, both residents of Bagh-e-Mehtab Srinagar. Further investigation into the case is going on, police said.
