Jammu Police Bust Organised Criminal Nexus; Telecom Theft and JPDCL Robbery Cases Solved, Recoveries Worth Over ₹1 Crore
Jammu,
20.01.2026
Jammu Police have achieved major success in cracking two high-profile cases involving telecom equipment thefts and an armed robbery at a government establishment, dismantling a well-organised criminal nexus operating across the Jammu Division. Multiple accused persons have been arrested and stolen property worth over ₹1 crore cumulatively has been recovered.
Case Background:-
In the first case, a written complaint was received at Police Station Gandhi Nagar from Bihari Lal Sharma, Dy. SP (Retd.), Supervisor Law & Order, J&K Circle, on behalf of GTL Infrastructure Limited (GIL), regarding theft of valuable telecom equipment from a BTS mobile tower installed at 6 B/C Gandhi Nagar, Jammu. The theft occurred during the intervening period of 06 October 2025, causing disruption of essential telecom services.
Accordingly, FIR No. 268/2025 under Section 305 BNS was registered.
In the second case, an application was received from the Assistant Executive Engineer, Sub Division Store (STD-I), JPDCL, Jammu, regarding an armed robbery at the JPDCL Divisional Store, Nanak Nagar, during the intervening night of 19/20 December 2025. A group of 6–7 unknown persons, armed with sharp-edged weapons, forcibly entered the store and robbed large quantities of electrical material.
Accordingly, FIR No. 276/2025 under Sections 309(4)/305/191(2) BNS and 4/25 Arms Act was registered.
Police Action:-
Taking both matters with utmost seriousness, a special police team was constituted by SP City South Jammu, Dr. Ajay Sharma, JKPS. The team was led by PSI Maan Singh, PSI Nadeem Akram and ASI Pintoo Kumar, and worked under the close supervision of SHO PS Gandhi Nagar Jai Paul Sharma and SDPO City South Kuljeet Singh, with overall supervision of SP City South Jammu.
Through sustained efforts, technical analysis and ground intelligence, police arrested the following accused persons, who were found to be part of a well-organised criminal nexus:
List of Arrested Accused
1. Saddam Hussain Zargar, S/o Ali Mohd Zargar,
R/o Chinnote, Bhaderwah, District Doda,
A/P Opposite Mansar Hotel, Raghunath Bazar, Jammu
2. Jahangir Ahmed Butt, S/o Mohd Ahsan Butt,
R/o Matholla, Bhaderwah, District Doda,
A/P Opposite Mansar Hotel, Raghunath Bazar, Jammu
3. Sofian @ Thapa Pehalwan, S/o Mohd Abbas,
R/o Gandoh, District Doda,
A/P Nikki Tawi, Belicharana
4. Shabaz Hussain, S/o Mohd Shafi,
R/o Govt. High School, Pull Tawi, Nehru Market, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu
5. Freed Ali, S/o Lal Hussain,
R/o Rakh Barothian, Vijaypur, District Samba
6. Abdul Lateef @ Laefy, S/o Akbar Ali,
R/o Majheen, Rangoora, Jammu
7. One juvenile, whose identity is withheld as per law
Recoveries
On the disclosure of the accused, police recovered and seized a huge quantity of stolen property, including:
• Telecom equipment: 11 Base Band units, 03 RUS units, one Air Harmony unit, connectors, wires and switches (worth approx. ₹70 lakh)
• Electrical material: electric conductors, control cables, pin insulators, electric fittings, electric cables and 20 shattering plates
• Weapons: two sharp-edged weapons (tokas)
• Vehicles: one Alto car, one Swift car and one Mahindra pickup vehicle
The total value of the recovered property is over ₹1 crore, dealing a major blow to the organised criminal nexus.