x

Like our Facebook Page

   
Early Times Newspaper Jammu, Leading Newspaper Jammu
 
Breaking News :   LG Sinha chairs high-level meeting, calls for precise anti-terror operations to neutralise terrorists | CM Omar condemns, announces Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia | Another labourer succumbs, death toll 2 | Farooq, others condemn killings | LG Sinha hands over appointment letters to son, wife of police martyrs | High command brokers ceasefire between warring factions of Cong, durability in doubt | Fake documents, fake SBI account: Ex-woman banker chargesheeted in insurance scam | Jmu-Sgr Highway reopens after 2-day closure | EOW Kashmir files chargesheet in Rs 3.11 cr embezzlement case | No convoy departs from Jammu; 8,493 pilgrims pay obeisance at holy cave shrine; tally crosses 4.55 lakh | Flash floods hit Chatroo, Minamarg | Gross GST mop-up grows 15.4% | Commercial LPG Cylinder price dropped | Sister: The Foundation of Culture, Compassion, and an Empowered India | Building a better examination system: Meet the experts | One Day Awareness camp organized by civil defence | Operation of Special Trains for Convenience of Passengers Stranded in Kashmir | Teacher Honoured for Outstanding Contribution to Girls’ Education | Central University of Jammu organised special lecture | Rooftop Solar Energy: Lucknow ranks first in country | Rajouri police foils bovine smuggling bid; 22 bovine animals rescued | SKUAST-K to set up J&K's first 50-kW Agrivoltaics Research Pilot at Shalimar Campus | Kulgam Terror Attack: Deputy CM demands high-level probe, questions centre'S security narrative | Amar Singh Club Executive Committee holds third meeting; renovated guest rooms and heritage billiards hall inaugurated | No resite for drug peddlers: Reasi police invokes PIT-NDPS Act against habitual offender | One year after Ossu bridge washed away, thousands still risk their lives crossing nallah; locals demand immediate reconstruction | JMC launches coconut shredding unit to prevent drain blockages, promote sustainable waste management | Crime Branch EOW Jammu chargesheets accused for cheating, forgery and fraudulent insurance claim | DG Rural Sanitation reviews SBM (G) progress in Kupwara | Bill to tweak anti- paper leak law gets presidents assent | Heavy rains to continue in Himachal till August 7, over 100 roads closed | PM Modi Inaugurates Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre In Mysuru | Indian Railways recommends premature retirement of five group 'A' officers | Sadhotra condemns Kulgam terror attack; seeks time-bound probe, exemplary punishment for perpetrators | Speaker holds public outreach camp at Kanidajan | Police arrest drug peddler with 2 Kg Ganja in Nowshera | No safe haven for drug peddlers: Reasi police apprehends four persons; heroin recovered | Awareness session on POSH Act held at Jammu | Lady drug peddlers arrested with 100 grams heroin like substance | Police arrests criminal with illegal revolver at Bari Brahmana | ISKCON Director visits Mata Saraswati Pustakalaya Library-cum-Skill Development Centre Jagti | Jammu Division's ticket checking staff show honesty and promptness, return stolen bag and unclaimed cash safely to passengers | Inter-School District Level selection trial/competitions held at MA Stadium Jammu | IIM Jammu concludes three-day administrative excellence programme | GDC Hiranagar successfully completes Summer Internship Programme under NEP-2020 | GDC Ramnagar organises Drug De-addiction Awareness Programme | Gandhi Nagar Welfare Society officially announced | Sheikh Ishfaq Jabbar condemns Kulgam terror attack, seeks strict action | General Category Front backs reservation Hatao Aandolan | L-G VK Saxena approves unique Ladakh Sports Policy 2026 | Brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters in PoJK repeats a long history of suppression: GL Raina | SRS condemns killing of two migrant workers in Kulgam terror attack | World breastfeeding week observed at AH GMC Doda | Back Issues  
 
news details
Greater Kailash’s robbery followed by murder sounds alarm bells
Cost of drug addiction
4/12/2025 11:27:32 PM
Early Times Report

Jammu, Apr 12: Drug addiction emerged as the biggest challenge in Jammu and Kashmir, as the main cause of Jammu’s sensational gold heist case of Greater Kailash, followed by the gruesome murder of a youth, was this menace.
Highly placed sources said that all those arrested by the police in this high-profile case were habitual drug addicts and that these accused could commit any crime to fulfil their requirement of drugs.
Earlier, drug addicts used to be involved in petty crimes, but this sensational case has exposed how serious the threat of the menace of drug addiction.
While the drug lords are funding terror groups with the money earned through smuggling narcotics, drug addict youth are now involved in committing heinous crimes like the Greater Kailash robbery followed by the murder of their friend.
Not only has this case exposed the involvement of drug addicts in committing heinous crime, according to police, an advocate has masterminded this sensational crime, including robbery and murder of his own friend.
Jammu's sensational Greater Kailash gold heist case was not confined to robbery. It took a shocking turn as the alleged perpetrators murdered a young man to conceal their crime. The victim, identified as Harsh Dev Singh, 24, was stoned to death by three individuals, including the alleged mastermind, advocate Rahul Sharma. His body was buried a
All those arrested in this high-profile case were habitual drug addicts
The accused could commit any crime to fulfil their requirement of drugs.
This sensational case has exposed how serious the threat of the menace of drug addiction is.
The drug lords are funding terror groups while addicts are getting involved in committing heinous crimes.
proximately eight kilometers from the site of the gruesome murder.
The Greater Kailash gold shop robbery led Jammu Police to uncover a chilling twist—the cold-blooded killing of a young man to cover up the heist. The victim was murdered because he knew about the robbery and was demanding a share of the looted gold from a shop in the Greater Kailash area of Jammu City.
Compounding the horror, the same group of addicts is implicated in the gruesome murder of a youth, believed to be a friend or acquaintance of the perpetrators. The killing, characterized by its brutality, appears to have been motivated by disputes or desperation linked to their shared addiction. This tragic loss of life has further highlighted the destructive ripple effects of drug dependency, not only on those who use but also on their families, friends, and communities.
Historically, drug addicts in Jammu and Kashmir were associated with petty crimes—small-scale thefts, burglaries, or minor acts of vandalism—committed to sustain their habits. However, the Greater Kailash case marks a disturbing escalation. The sophistication of the heist and the violence of the subsequent murder signal a dangerous evolution in the behavior of those ensnared by addiction. No longer confined to minor offenses, drug-dependent individuals are now implicated in heinous crimes that threaten the safety and stability of the region.
  Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network  
  Comment on this Story  
 
 
 
Early Times Android App
STOCK UPDATE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
Home About Us Top Stories Local News National News Sports News Opinion Editorial ET Cetra Advertise with Us ET E-paper
 
 
J&K RELATED WEBSITES
J&K Govt. Official website
Jammu Kashmir Tourism
JKTDC
Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine Board
Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board
Shri Shiv Khori Shrine Board
UTILITY
Train Enquiry
IRCTC
Matavaishnodevi
BSNL
Jammu Kashmir Bank
State Bank of India
PUBLIC INTEREST
Passport Department
Income Tax Department
JK CAMPA
JK GAD
IT Education
Web Site Design Services
EDUCATION
Jammu University
Jammu University Results
JKBOSE
Kashmir University
IGNOU Jammu Center
SMVDU