Srinagar, March 23 -- Police in Awantipora solved a theft case within 24 hours by arresting an accused and recovered stolen property from him.
A police spokesperson said that on March 22, Police Station Pampore received a complaint from one Parvaiz Ahmad Wani, son of Mukhtar Ahmad Wani, of Qazigund Kakapora about the theft of JCB Excavator (JK18A-1871), parked at Petrol Pump Kadlabal Pampore.
A case under relevant sections of law was registered at Police Station Pampore and during investigation police raided multiple places and finally zeroed in on a suspect identified as Mehrajudin Thokar, son of Abdul Rahim Thokar, resident of KhaiTangan Baramulla.
Upon questioning, the accused accepted his involvement and subsequently the stolen excav...