Tuesday 12th May, 2026
Baramulla, Jun 11: Burglars looted goods worth lakhs of rupees in the wee hours of Tuesday in the main apple township of Sopore in this north Kashmir district, official sources said.
They said burglars looted a textile shop of one Farooq Ahmad Sofi and a provisional store of Mohammad Yousuf Bhat at main Tehsil road, Sopore. Goods worth lakhs of rupees had been looted, they said.
A police party visited the area and registered a case, they said adding a massive hunt has been launched to nab the burglards.
However, local shopkeepers alleged that authorities have failed to check the rising incidents of burglary in the town.
They said how the burglary incidents are taking place when security forces are conducting night patrolling in the town.