Police register case after back-to-back theft incidents in Srinagar locality

Srinagar: Police have registered a case and taken up the investigation after the back-to-back burglary incidents in Zakura locality of Srinagar outskirts.

Locals from Syed Pora Batapora area of Zakura said that burglars have struck 4 times in a week in the area. They said burglars decamped with cash and jewelry from 3 residential houses.

“Yesterday, burglars looted cash from a donation box inside the shrine of Mir Syed Hussain Hasnani.

They demanded stringent punishment for culprits.

When contacted, a senior police officer told news agency Kashmir News Trust that cognizance has already been taken and formal FIR stands registered.

“Investigation is underway and the culprits will be identified and booked,” he said. (KNT)