Srinagar, Feb 10: With a significant improvement in the overall law and order situation in Jammu and Kashmir, the crimes which had taken a back seat during the last over three decades in J&K, are back in focus and investigations have been speeded up.
The maximum number of cases of crimes in the last two years was reported from Budgam followed by Baramulla, Srinagar, and Anantnag.
Pulwama, Awantipora, Kulgam, and Shopian reported less number of cases of crime.
Senior officials at J&K Police Headquarters said that due to law and order problems, the investigations and dealing of crime cases suffered.
“During the previous years, the personnel used to remain busy with the law and order situation and get less time to deal and investigate crimes,” senior officials said. “The significant improvement in law and order has paved the way for dealing and investigations of crime. Now the accused get arrested in a jiffy and challans are being produced in the court of law.”
The officials said that during the past over one and a half years, scores of cases of crime have been investigated and challaned in courts.
“Keeping in view the prevailing crime scenario in J&K, the J&K Police has changed strategies to instill fear among the anti-social elements and to prevent them from committing more crimes,” the officials said. “The disposal of crime cases by the courts is given more impetus as the appropriate punishment will have deterrence
