Srinagar, May 26 (IANS) Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday went to offer condolences to the family of the minor girl raped and murdered in Budgam district as police revealed the details of the accused. Omar Abdullah went to the residence of the parents of the minor girl who was kidnapped, raped, and murdered last week.The Chief Minister offered condolences to the family and assured them that the harshest punishment would be meted out to the criminal who committed this he…
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Srinagar, May 25 (IANS) Police in Jammu & Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday arrested one accused in the kidnap, rape, and murder of a minor, who had gone missing on Saturday and whose body was recovered on May 24. Police today said that one of the accused, identified as Mudasir, was arrested within 24 hours of the incident.Efforts are underway to arrest the other accused as well. Police have added that they will ensure the accused persons receive the harshest punishment for the gruesome …
Srinagar, May 24 (IANS) A minor girl was found murdered after reportedly being raped in J&K’s Budgam district on Sunday, police said.The 12-year-old girl had gone missing on Saturday and police found her body a short distance away from her home in the Galwanpora area of Budgam.”The body was found barely 200 metres away from her home. She had reportedly gone missing on Saturday,” a police official said.Police added that the girl was reported missing on Saturday evening. “A case of kidnappin…
Srinagar, May 24 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar district have said that property worth around Rs 5 crore belonging to drug peddlers has been attached in Srinagar and adjoining districts during the ongoing 100-day long ‘Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyaan’. Police added on Saturday that it has attached multiple immovable properties worth around Rs 5 crore belonging to alleged drug peddlers in Srinagar and adjoining districts under the ongoing ‘Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyaa…
Srinagar, May 19 (IANS) J&K Police’s Crime Branch has carried out searches in a land fraud case in Budgam district, an official statement said on Tuesday.The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K carried out searches in Budgam in connection with a Rs 93 lakh land fraud case involving the sale of migrant property and standing trees through forged agreements.House searches were carried out at Semsaan in Budgam in connection with FIR No. 17/2026 registered under Sections …
Srinagar, April 21 (IANS) Police in J&K’s Budgam district said on Tuesday that they have intensified the anti-drug campaign across the district. A police statement said that, as part of the ongoing 100-day Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, District Budgam witnessed a series of impactful awareness activities across multiple sectors, reaffirming its commitment towards building a drug-free society.A wide range of programmes, including rallies, plantation drives, school-based competitions, and …
Srinagar, March 1 (IANS) Spontaneous protests broke out on Sunday in parts of Srinagar city following the confirmation of the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a US-Israeli bombing.Authorities have already made elaborate arrangements for security across the Kashmir Valley in anticipation of the fallout of the bombing among the Shia Muslim community of Jammu and Kashmir.Protesters raising slogans took to the streets in many areas of Srinagar city as traffic officials dive…
Srinagar, Feb 21 (IANS) During a major crackdown on terror handlers, the police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district, on Saturday, attached the immovable property of a local residing in Pakistan and operating from there, officials said. The police have coined the term ‘Jammu and Kashmir Nationals Operating from Pakistan’ or JKNOP for such individuals.A police statement said, “In a strong and decisive action against terror operatives and their support structures, the Budgam Police has attached …
Srinagar, Feb 2 (IANS) A moderate-intensity earthquake shook the Kashmir Valley on Monday, as people panicked and rushed out of their homes, while doors, windows and household goods rattled.Although the earthquake measured only 4.8 on the Richter scale, its impact was widespread because its epicentre was in the central Budgam district.Officials of the disaster management authority said the earthquake occurred at 5.35 a.m.Its epicentre was in the Budgam district of the Valley. The earthquake shoo…
Srinagar, Jan 17 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district said on Saturday that they have recovered 4 kg charas (marijuana) in two separate operations during which three peddlers were arrested.A police statement said, “Budgam Police today arrested three drug peddlers in two separate operations conducted in Magam and Hardpanzoo areas of the district, leading to the recovery of a substantial quantity of contraband substances.””In the first operation, a police team from Police Station M…