Criminal wanted in 17 cases arrested in Samba

jammu, February 13

A hardcore criminal who was wanted in over a dozen cases, including attempt to murder and drug peddling, was arrested in Samba district.

Kapil Sharma alias Jimmy, a resident of Jammu, was arrested from Bari Brahmana police station as a follow up to the investigation in a case registered recently after busting of an illegally run drug de-addiction centre in Birpur, a police spokesman said.

The police have booked him under Sections 420, 323, 342 and 506 of the IPC.

Bari Brahmana Police Station had registered the case on the basis of a complaint alleging incessant violence, illegal confinement and cheating in the fraudulently run drug de-addiction centre.

As many as 15 victims of violence were rescued from the centre and reunited with their families. Sharma, who emerged as the main accused in the case, evaded his arrest and was absconding, an official said. The official said the police arrested the accused after sustained efforts on Monday.

Further investigations revealed that a total of 17 FIRs related to heinous offences like attempt to murder, drug peddling and illegally carrying weapons stand registered against him in different police stations in Samba and Jammu districts over the past several years, he added.