Srinagar: Police on Thursday arrested a woman for allegedly pickpocketing at a hospital in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said.
A police spokesman said the case was cracked with the arrest of the accused and recovery of the stolen cash.
Kulgam Police had received a complaint from a woman stating that Rs 20,200 was stolen from her pocket while she was attending to a patient at the District Hospital.
During the investigation, police identified a suspect named Roomi Jan, the wife of Sartaj Ahmad Sheikh resident of Sheikh Mohalla Damhal Hanjipora. Upon questioning, she admitted to the theft. The stolen amount of Rs 20,200 was recovered from her possession, the spokesman added.
