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Police on alert after carjackers strike twice
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Saturday, 8 March 2014
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Srinagar: Police have sounded alert after
carjackers struck twice at different locations in Kashmir. In one of the
robbery attempts, the carjackers also managed to flee with a licensed gun in
Central Kashmir's Ganderbal district.
Official sources told GNS that security was beefed up and
check posts were established at many entry and exit points in the town after
unknown persons stole a car along with a licensed 12 bore rifle outside Jamia
Masjid near the government college.
Station House Officer, Ganderbal, Liyaqet Ahmad told GNS
that a Govt Degree College Lecturer, Tariq Ahmad Magray filed a complaint that
his car bearing registration number JK04A- 5025 along with a 12 bore rifle was
stolen from outside the mosque while he was offering prayers on Friday. "A case has been registered in this regard and
further investigation has been taken up", he said.
Magray who hails from Sumbal was scheduled to submit the
rifle to the Deputy Commissioner office in the district. After the
implementation of the Model Code of Conduct the government had as licensed gun
holders to submit the weapons.
Carjacker also struck on Saturday evening and
beat a man before fleeing with his car from Lawaypoira area of Srinagar city, a
police official told GNS.
He said Khursheed Ahmad Dar of Sopore, late evening
approached police stating he was manhandled by a group of men and they later
ran away with his newly car. “A case under FIR no. 35 /2014 under section 392,
341 RPC has been registered and further investigation taken up”, he said. (GNS)
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