SAMBA POLICE ARRESTS 3 NOTORIOUS ACCUSED

Samba, Jan 2 : Samba Police has arrested three (03) notorious accused involved in cases of molestation, theft and mischief by fire registered at Police Station Bari Brahmana, Police Station Samba and Police Station Purmandal respectively.

The arrested accused have been identified as Rajesh Kumar s/o Buta Ram r/o Chak Murara tehsil Bishnah district Jammu, Asgar Ali s/o Ghulam Mohd. Mir r/o Balhama district Srinagar and Subash Chander s/o Hukma Ram r/o Deon Purmandal district Samba.

Accused Rajesh Kumar happens to be a chemist shop owner and has been arrested by police for molestation in case FIR No. 291/2023 u/s 354 IPC, 7/8 POCSO Act registered at Police Station Bari Brahmana and investigation of the case is underway.

Accused Asgar Ali happens to be a thief and has been arrested by police for committing theft at District Court Complex Samba in case FIR No.302/2023 u/s 379 IPC registered at Police Station Samba in which recovery of stolen laptop has been made by police and interrogation of the accused is going on to elicit further facts.

Accused Subash Chander has been arrested for mischief by fire in case FIR No.15/2023 u/s 436, 427 IPC registered at Police Station Purmandal and investigation of the case is underway. Earlier also, he was arrested for committing mischief by fire in case FIR No.24/2021 u/s 435 IPC of Police Station Purmandal in the year 2021 and challan of the case was produced in the court of law.

On the directions of Senior Superintendent of Police Samba Benam Tosh, police is taking strong action against notorious anti-social elements involved in eve teasing, molestation, mischiefs, thefts and other criminal activities in the district and criminals involved are being booked under law.