In a major breakthrough, J&K Police Sopore has solved a theft case by arresting two accused persons. The arrest subsequently led to recovery of stolen copper items.
A police official, in a statement, said that Police Post Bus Stand, Sopore, received a written complaint from Asrar Ali, son of Abid Hussain Ali, resident of Saidpora, Sopore, regarding the theft of valuable copper items from his scrap workshop situated at Brath Crossing Road.
Acting on the complaint, FIR No. 223/2026 under Sections 331(4), 62 and 3(5) of the BNS was registered at Police Station Sopore, and an investigation was taken up.
During the course of the investigation, the accused persons were identified and apprehended. The stolen copper items/scrap were recovered from their possession and seized in accordance with the law, the statement reads.
The accused have been identified as Mehraj-ud-Din Malla, son of Ghulam Mohammad Malla, and Irfan Ahmad Dar, son of Abdul Ahad Dar, both residents of Mehrajpora, Sopore.
Further investigation is underway, the police said.
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