Pattan Bank Loot case: Three LeT OGWs arrested, says Police

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police Saturday said three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) OGWs who were involved in looting money from a bank branch in Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla have been arrested. In a statement, police said that on intervening night of 23/24, on a specific input, Baramulla Police in a joint operation with 29RR arrested […]

Pattan bank robbery: Car, gun recovered by police in Kunzar

Pattan bank robbery: Car, gun recovered by police in Kunzar

BARAMULLA: The Baramulla police recovered the gun of the bank security guard and the Maruti car which was used by the unknown gunmen robbers on Thursday for looting a branch of Jammu and Kashmir bank in Khore area of Pattan Baramulla. Officials in the police said that, soon after gunmen wearing PPE kits and face […]

Posing as militants, extortionist gang busted in Sopore

Posing as militants, extortionist gang busted in Sopore

Sopore: Sopore police on Friday said that they busted a fake gang posing as militants and involved in extortion and recovered incriminating material from their possession. A senior police officer said that a complaint was received by a local Muhammad Ashraf Lone son of Noor Muhammad Lone of Highland colony Sopore in which he claimed […]

1937 fresh COVID-19 cases in J&K

1937 fresh COVID-19 cases in J&K

  Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 1937 fresh covid-19 cases while 19 people succumbed to the virus, the highest so far this year, officials said on Friday. They said 846 of the cases were confirmed from Jammu Division and 1091 from Kashmir in the last 24 hours, taking the total case tally to 156344.   […]

IED found in Shopian, defused

Srinagar:  A Low intensity Improvised Explosive Device was found in Gagran area South Kashmir’s Shopian district here on Friday. Official sources said that a low intensity IED has been found in Gagran area. Soon a police and Bomb Disposal Squad reach to the spot and defused the IED.(GNS) Reader correspondentkashmirreader.com

IED found along circular road in Pulwama, defused

IED found along circular road in Pulwama, defused

  Pulwama: An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found along Circular road in Pulwama on Friday. An official said that government forces found an IED along Circular road on Tahab road in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. He said that IED has been defused and a major incident was averted. He added that further investigation in […]

Wife of jailed Hurriyat leader Ayaz Akbar passes away

Srinagar: The ailing wife of incarcerated Hurriyat (G) leader and spokesman Ayaz Akbar passed away at her Maloora HMT residence in Srinagar. Family sources said that Rafeeq Begum, the wife of Ayaz Akbar was suffering from cancer for last few years. Ayaz Akbar was arrested in July 2018 by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) over […]

Gunmen wearing PPE kits loot J&K Bank branch in Pattan

Gunmen wearing PPE kits loot J&K Bank branch in Pattan

Baramulla: Robbers wearing face masks and PPE kits looted cash from a branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank in Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday afternoon. Police said that as per Bank officials about four persons wearing face masks and PPE uniform meant for doctors while treating Covid 19 patients entered into […]

Wife murders husband with help from paramour in Baramulla

Wife murders husband with help from paramour in Baramulla

BARAMULLA: A woman and her paramour were arrested on charges of murdering her husband in Baramulla’s Pattan area, police said on Thursday. Addressing media, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Baramulla Rayees Ahmad said that on intervening night of 8 and 9 March 2021, Mohammad Altaf Malik, 34, son of Gulam Rasool Malik of Seriwarpora son […]