Jammu Tawi, Jan 28: Police on Thursday claimed to have recovered stolen service weapon in Jammu and arrested a person in the case.
Police spokesman said that on 21-01-2021, a complaint regarding service weapon theft was lodged in Police Post Sarwal by ASI Ali Muhammad Wani of JKAP 7th Bn presently posted at Manwal (Sangar).
The complainant told that he kept his service weapon in a briefcase at his rental house at New Plot and when he came back from market, he found his briefcase broken up and the weapon was missing.
In this regard, a case under FIR number 17/2021 under section 454/380 IPC was registered at Police Station Bakshi Nagar, Jammu and it rounded up a suspect namely Ranjeet Singh, the statement said.
Police said that under sustained interrogation, the suspect confessed his involvement in the said case. Police version further claimed that upon his disclosure stolen service weapon (Pistol) along with 9mm 35 cartridges were recovered.
The statement added that further investigation is going on to ascertain suspect involvement in any other case.
