Rs 40L cash, ornaments worth lakhs seized during raids in J&K’s Poonch

JAMMU: A joint team of the Army and J&K Police carried out searches in Surankote town in J&K’s Poonch district on Saturday and recovered Rs 40 lakh cash, 1.27kg gold, more than 1kg silver ornaments besides 60 cell phones, a camera and valuables.
The retrieved items are suspected to be stolen property.
“A joint team of the Army and police was on routine patrolling duty when it received an input about suspicious movement in three houses in Surankote town. Based on this information, a search warrant was obtained from the executive magistrate and raids conducted,” a police spokesperson said on Saturday.
The searches were conducted in houses belonging to Jameela Begum, Shanaz Akhter and Rashida Begum of Surankote town. An investigation has been launched and police are trying to discover the source of such a huge quantity of cash and other valuables.