Majid Jahangir

At a time when crime incidents are dominating the violence ridden J-K, Kargil district has created a record of its own as a crime-free region in the state. There has not been even a single crime or militancy related case during the past two years.

In a written reply to the query of BJP legislator Prof Chaman Lal Gupta at the state Assembly on Friday, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who also the holds the charge of Ministry of Home, said that not a single case of murder, theft or dacoity has been registered in any police station of the Kargil district.

In J-K, he said 478 cases of murder have been registered in past two years. The state has witnessed 3722 thefts and 30 dacoities during the same period.

In Kashmir division the highest number of murder cases during the past two years were registered in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. In Baramulla, 57 murder cases have been registered out of which 16 have been challaned in the court of law. Baramulla is followed by Jammu district where 49 murder cases have been registered during past two years.

Similarly, 591 cases of thefts have been registered in Baramulla district which is also the highest in state. Baramulla is followed by Srinagar district with 553 theft cases. The Jammu district is on third number with 369 theft cases. The police has registered 3722 theft cases across the state out of which 1337 have been charge-sheeted in the court of law.

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