Budgam, January 6:

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday claimed to have arrested a thief and recovered stolen property from his possession in Budgam.

According to police, yesterday Police Station Chadoora received a complaint from one Khurshid Ahmad Dar S/O Ghulam Nabi Darb R/o Wadipora that during the intervening night, some unknown burglars have stolen a generator from his house.

Accordingly, case FIR No.04/2023 u/s 457,380 IPC was registered at Police Station Chadoora, and the investigation was taken up.

During investigation, many suspects having past history were zeroed in and during questioning of the suspects, police got a clue and called one suspect namely Showket Ahmad Dar S/O Abdul Gani Dar R/O Brarigund Chadoora for questioning. During his questioning, he admitted his role in the theft and also admitted his involvement in many other thefts committed by him.

On his disclosure, following stolen goods worth lakhs were recovered, which include:-

1.Generator Hyndai =01 No.

2. Pesticide spray motor= 01

3. Brush cutte=01 No

4. Inverter = 01 No

5. Battery = 01 No

6. Transformer =01 No

7. Spray pipe= 01 No

8. Canvas pipe= 01 No

9. Polyethylene Canvas=01 No.
10. Sound Box= 01 No.

Further investigation into the matter is going on. More arrests & recoveries are expected, police said in a statement