“Police busted a sheep theft gang in South Kashmir’s Shopian district, arresting two accused and recovering 51 stolen sheep.”
In a handout, police said that during the investigation of FIR No. 180/2025, 44 stolen sheep were recovered and two accused — Gh Mohammad Dar, son of Gh Qadir Dar, and Mohammad Yousuf Dar, son of Gh Mohammad Dar, both residents of Jawalapora Budgam — were arrested.
In another case, FIR No. 183/2025, seven stolen sheep were recovered, while efforts are underway to arrest other members of the gang.
The recoveries were made by teams of SHO Police Station Shopian and IC Police Post Keegam under the supervision of DySP Hqrs Shopian Imtiyaz Ahmad (JKPS), with overall supervision of SSP Shopian Anayat Ali Chowdhary (IPS), the statement added.”
