Two arrested for abducting 2 girls in Jammu in separate incidents; The abducted girls have been safely rescued, officials said Jammu, Feb 04: Two men have been arrested for abducting two girls from their homes in separate incidents here, police said on Monday. The abducted girls have been safely rescued, officials said. On January 19 a woman lodged a complaint in Domana police station, alleging that Sonu Kumar, hailing from Nabyua Kallan in Uttar Pradesh and currently residing in Greater Kailash, had kidnapped her 16-year-old daughter from their home, they said.…
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Jammu Crackdown: Over a Dozen Houses Demolished in Anti-Encroachment Drive
Over dozen houses razed in Jammu amid crackdown on illegal structures A dozen illegally built houses and four plinths were demolished in a major encroachment drive here on Saturday, leading to retrieval of 10 kanals of the land belonging to the Jammu Development Authority (JDA), a senior government official said. The successful drive was conducted by the JDA in close coordination with the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC), Jammu district administration and police at Sidhra, Majeen and Rangoora areas, the official said. He said the areas with large-scale recent encroachments, including…
Read MoreMystery in Bhaderwah: Three Dead in Guest House, Charcoal Heater Blamed
Three found dead in guest house in Bhaderwah, police suspect asphyxiation Three people were found dead under suspicious circumstances in a guest house in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, officials said. A charcoal heater was found in the room and the trio could have died due to asphyxiation, they said. According to police, a man informed them that his sibling, who had gone to Bhaderwah, was not responding to calls. Police tracked the location of his brother’s mobile phone late Wednesday night and dispatched a team, they said. The team traced…
Read MoreJammu Tenants’ Verification Drive Highlights Rohingya Refugee Issue
Jammu tenants’ verification bring Rohingyas into spotlight; The Hiranagar sub-jail was notified as a holding centre on March 5, 2021, for lodging illegal immigrants as defined under Section 2(b) of the Citizenship Act Even as Jammu Police has embarked on tenants’ verification drive in Jammu district since Sunday, detaining four Rohingya refugees and booking five landlords for renting out their properties to them, nearly 275 Rohingyas remain lodged in Hirangar sub-jail in Kathua district since March 2021. The Hiranagar sub-jail was notified as a holding centre on March 5, 2021,…
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