Srinagar: Police in Shopian cracked two separate cases of theft and arrested two accused persons, a police spokesperson informed Friday.
He said during investigation of a case of theft, police zeroed in on two suspected persons — Ghulam Mohammad Dar, son of Ghulam Qadir Dar, and Mohammad Yousuf Dar, son of Ghulam Mohammad Dar, both residents of Jawalapora, Budgam.
Police recovered 44 stolen sheep on their disclosure and both the accused persons have been accordingly arrested.
In yet another case of theft, police recovered seven stolen sheep. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend other gang members who remain at large, and further confessions are expected as the investigation is in progress, police said.
