Police releases photo of suspected thief in Srinagar, seeks help from people to identify him

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday released photograph of an alleged thief in the summer capital, Srinagar, and sought help from general public to identify the suspect.
A police spokesperson said that on Tuesday, one Ghulam Ahmad Chattabali, a resident of Nalband Pora Chattabal reported to police post Bagiyas in downtown Srinagar that he was travelling on Monday in a local minibus from Kaksarai to Daresh Kadal. “Chattabali deboard from the minibus after found that his wallet was missing. The wallet contained cash amount Rs 33, 700 and cheque of Rs 19, 000,” he said.
“The complaint further stated that to his surprise, the cheque which was due on Wednesday was encashed on Monday from J&K Bank branch, Magam,” the spokesperson said.
He said a case was registered and investigation was taken up. “During the course of investigation, the CCTV footage was obtained from the J&K Bank from where the cash was withdrawn,” he said.
The spokesperson said that the general public is requested to provide information to police about this person so that he could be brought to the book. “The identity of the people who given any information about this thief will be kept secret,” he added.