Category: Crime

Awantipora, Feb 10 : The Jammu and Kashmir Police have exposed a QR code-based payment fraud in Awantipora area of south Kashmir and arrested an accused involved in cheating local shopkeepers, officials said on Tuesday. Police said complaints were received from shopkeepers alleging that they were being cheated during digital transactions. Acting on the complaints, an…

Srinagar, Dec 8 : In a significant development in a nearly three-decade-old criminal case, Srinagar Police on Monday arrested an accused involved in the 1996 kidnapping and killing of a contractor from Nishat area of Srinagar, officials told the news agency Kashmir News Trust. The accused has been identified as Muhammad Maqbool Sheikh, son of Lala…

Srinagar, Dec 3 : The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau has presented a chargesheet before the Special Judge Anti-Corruption Court Srinagar in a bribery case involving a revenue official and two private individuals, officials said on Wednesday. The chargesheet has been filed in FIR No. 35/2022 registered under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act,…

Srinagar, Dec 3 : Srinagar Police have arrested a fraudster in the Bemina area and recovered multiple ATM cards and a mobile phone used in the commission of the crime, officials said. Police said a complaint was received from the Centralised ATM Department of Jammu and Kashmir Bank regarding repeated instances of ATM application and keypad…

Srinagar, Nov 21 : A 32-year-old person from Noorbagh area of Srinagar was hospitalized on Friday after sustaining multiple injuries in an alleged assault by some individuals, officials said. An official told the news agency—(KNO) that the man was allegedly assaulted by some persons at Guzarbal Noorbagh area this afternoon, leaving him critically wounded. He said…

Srinagar, 1 Nov: Upon receipt of written complaint pertaining to the theft of Alto vehicle bearing registration no. 4553 JK05K , case FIR No. 70/2025 under relevant sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered at Police Station Shalteng. During the course of investigation, footage was analyzed, which shows the suspected accused. In order to identify…

ASIA SPEAKS SERVICE July 15, 2025, Srinagar : In a significant move to combat the drug menace and dismantle the infrastructure supporting narcotics trafficking, Srinagar Police has attached a residential property worth approximately ₹ 25 Lakhs under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The property- comprising single -storeyed residential house belonging to a…

ASIA SPEAKS NEWS SERVICE Srinagar, 05 July 2025: In a decisive move against the terror ecosystem and to dismantle its supporting infrastructure, Srinagar Police has attached a residential property—comprising 8 marlas and 202 sq. ft. of land along with the building structure—estimated to be worth approximately ₹1.5 crore. According to a statement, the property, located…