Srinagar
Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday arrested a car lifter in Srinagar city and recovered four stolen vehicles from him.
The spokesman said that on May 9 2018, Police Station Karan Nagar received a complaint from one person namely Ghulam Ahmed Purzagar, son of Late Abdul Aziz Purzagar resident of Towheedabad Nowshera Soura Srinagar at present shopkeeper, located at Gole Market Karan Nagar, Srinagar stating therein that his Alto car bearing registration number JKO1H-9009 along with original documents has been stolen.
On this complaint, a case FIR number 19/2018 under section 379 RPC was registered and an investigation was taken up. However, during the investigation, one person identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Lone, son of Abdul Ahad Lone, a resident of Nowpora Wagoora, of district Baramulla was apprehended and he admitted his involvement in the offence and on his disclosure three more stolen vehicles Alto car bearing registration No JK01H-9009, stolen vehicle of Case FIR No 24/2017 U/S 379 RPC and Alto car bearing registration No JK02AE-3878 were also recovered.
The spokesman added that car lifter was operating in Srinagar from the last one year and the stolen vehicles were being sold in Baramulla after preparation of fake registration and number plates. Further investigation is going on.
