In a major development, Jammu and Kashmir Police in Doda district have arrested four thieves, including a former Sarpanch in Doda, a police official said on Thursday.
In a statement issued to The Chenab Times, SSP Doda Abdul Qayoom said that Police Station Doda arrested four thieves from the Doda area and recovered 33 stolen batteries from vehicles.
The statement further reads that the Police station Doda received many complaints regarding theft of vehicle batteries during the night from parts of Doda town and accordingly a team was constituted headed by I/C PP DH Doda ASI Ashwani Kumar under the supervision of DySP Hqrs. Doda Jaswant Singh and, on the basis of some technical and human leads, the said team managed to arrest 4 suspects from Doda town who during interrogation confessed their involvement.
After their disclosures, an investigating team recovered 33 stolen vehicle batteries from a scrap dealer’s shop in Qamar Din, who is also an ex-sarpanch.
During the initial investigation, it came to light that during the early morning between 3:30 AM and 6 AM, the burglars of the gang used to first break the glass of the vehicle, followed by stealing the batteries, and then sell them to the scrap dealer, namely Qamar Din near Doda. Sofar Doda police arrested four accused, namely
- Mohd Irfan, S/O Abdul Rashid Sheikh, R/O Baboor.
- Aftab Ahmed, S/O Mohd Shafi, R/O Paryote
- Ex-Sarpanch (Scrap Dealer) Qamar Din S/O Mohd Yousaf R/O Pull Doda
- Tanveer Ahmed, S/O Qamar Din, R/O Pull Doda (scrap dealer).
It is pertinent to mention here that an ex-sarpanch, namely Qamar Din, was also booked in 2017 for the same offences.
SSP Doda Abdul Qayoom said that further legal formalities and investigation into the matter are going on.
The Chenab Times News Desk