Srinagar: Police in Srinagar have arrested a gang of robbers who were posing as police commandos to loot truckers during nighttime.
The operation led to the recovery of dummy guns, a vehicle, black uniforms, and other incriminating materials used in the crime, police said.
It said on February 22, 2025, Police Station Shalteng received a complaint from one Chanchal Singh, son of Sher Singh, a resident of Haryana, stating that during the night hours, some unidentified individuals stopped his vehicle at Maloora, Shalteng, and robbed him of cash and valuables at gunpoint.
Based on this complaint, a case (FIR No. 15 U/S 307, 126(2), 3(5)) was registered, and during the investigation, police identified and arrested four accused persons from different areas of the city. They have been identified as Sahil Ahmad Sheikh and Aqib Ahmad Sheikh, sons of Mehraj-u-Din Sheikh of Narkarah Budgam; Arbaz Ahmad Wani, son of Hilal Ahmad Wani, of SD Colony Batmaloo; and Faisal Ahmad Shah, son of Azad Ahmad Shah, resident of Nowhatta.
Police said two dummy guns, nine mobile phones, a Swift vehicle, ATM cards, cash, and black commando uniforms used in the crime were recovered from the “robbers”.
It said the accused specifically targeted trucks with registration numbers from outside the Union Territory, choosing desolate highway stretches during night-time to execute their crimes. They intimidated drivers using dummy guns while dressed in black commando uniforms before robbing them of cash, ATM cards, and other valuables.
Police also said the arrested individuals are history-sheeters with multiple cases registered against them in various police stations across Jammu & Kashmir.
