| Thefts on rise in Jammu, cops fail to track accused | | |
Early Times Report
jammu, Apr 30: When it comes to incidents of theft, the past two years have spelt havoc for the residents of Jammu district, but cops have miserably failed to track the accused. The district continues to witness a steady increase in burglaries with organised gangs of thieves spreading their tentacles to its every nook and corner.
"The graph of thefts in Jammu district has shown an upward trend," police sources said, adding that theft of cars and their tyres, besides burglaries in houses, temples, shops and other business concerns, had been on the rise.
"Despite the tight police bandobast during nights, police have failed to keep a check on the activities of burglars. Though cops have laid hands on one or two of them, they have so far been unsuccessful to bust any of their major gangs," sources said.
While 717 vehicles were stolen in 2014, the number increased to 800 in 2015. This year, average three to four vehicles were being stolen from different areas of the district. Sources said the number of stolen vehicles was expected to break all records this year given the fact that the accused had extended their area of operation to rural areas too. Earlier, only crowded city places used to be on their target, the sources added.
A total of 1,359 burglaries took place across the district in 2014, but the number rose to 1431 in 2015. This year, several cases of burglaries had so far been registered at different police stations in the district.
The number of cattle thefts had shown a rise. While 86 cattle were stolen in 2014, the number rose to 114 in 2015. There were 600 incidents of other thefts in 2014 and 610 in 2015.
Despite this steady rise in all types of thefts, police had so far held no programme to create awareness among the people. A special police squad constituted for the purpose too had failed to deliver any concrete results. |
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