Four highway robbers impersonating police commandos arested in Srinagar
STC NEWS DESK
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 26 (STC): A gang of highway robbers posing as Police Commandos were arrested by Jammu and Kashmir police. The gang used to loot trucks during night time.
Giving details of the incident, the Srinagar police in a handout issued to the media states that
on February 22, 2025, Police Station Shalteng received a complaint from Chanchal Singh, son of Sher Singh, a resident of Haryana, stating that during the night hours, unidentified individuals stopped his vehicle at Maloora, Shalteng, and robbed him of cash and valuables at gunpoint. Based on this complaint, an FIR (No. 15 U/S 307, 126(2), 3(5)) was registered, and an investigation was launched, reads the police statement.
It Acting swiftly, Srinagar Police formed multiple teams and conducted an extensive search operation. Within days, 04 accused persons were identified and arrested from different areas of the city.
The police identified the arrested persons involved in the crime as : Sahil Ahmad Sheikh, son of Mehraj-u-Din Sheikh, resident of Narakh Budgam; Aqib Ahmad Sheikh, son of Mehraj-u-Din Sheikh, resident of Narkarah Budgam; Arbaz Ahmad Wani, son of Hilal Ahmad Wani, resident of SD Colony Batmaloo and Faisal Ahmad Shah, son of Azad Ahmad Shah, resident of Nowhatta.
The police said that the investigation led to the seizure of two dummy guns, nine mobile phones, a Swift vehicle, ATM cards, cash, and black commando uniforms used in the crime.
Revealing modus operandi of the crime, the police said that the accused specifically targeted trucks with registration numbers from outside the Union Territory, choosing desolate highway stretches during nighttime to execute their crimes. They intimidated drivers using dummy guns while dressed in black commando uniforms before robbing them of cash, ATM cards, and other valuables.
“The arrested individuals are history-sheeters with multiple cases registered against them in various police stations across Jammu & Kashmir,” said the police. (STC)
