Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday arrested a gang of burglars in Srinagar and stolen property worth lakhs of rupees were recovered from their possession.
The spokesman said that Srinagar Police has been successful in busting and apprehending a gang of burglars who were involved in a series of burglaries and attempts to burglary within the district.
The modus-operandi of the gang was to trace the big godowns/warehouses and shops in the district and strike in the dead of the night and decamp with valuables especially cigarettes. The gang would take the help of special implements like bolt-cutters, etc to break open the locks and get access to the godowns without creating much noise. The gang was technically updated and used to take CCTV and electronic surveillance equipment along with them and dispose of it off as to destroy any sort of video footage/evidence.
The police started serious work on the leads after a godown at Baghinand Singh was burgled and goods (cigarettes) worth lakhs of rupees were looted.
