Srinagar: In Kashmir Valley, 1486 vehicles have either been stolen or gone missing from different places since 2009 to June 2014 out of which police has recovered only 429 vehicles from thieves or car lifters. Out of the recovered 429 vehicles, 402 vehicles of all types have been handed over by police to their real owners.
Details under Right to Information Act sought by one Abdul Manan Bukhari reveals that since 2009 to 2014, police have registered 1475 formal cases regarding the theft of vehicles in all the police stations of Kashmir.
Most of the vehicle theft cases according to CNS have been reported from South Kashmirs Anantnag district (143) followed by Budgam (87), Baramulla (73), Kulgam (57), Shopian (41), Sopore (36), Gandrbal (21), Kupwara and Awantipora (17) and Handwara (10).
The details revealed under RTI shows that 278 vehicles are still missing in Kashmir Valley. Most number of vehicles which are still missing are from Central Kashmirs Budgam district (67), followed by Anantnag (49), Baramulla (47), Sopore and Shopian (28 each), Awanitpora (12),( Kupwara (9), Ganderbal (8) and Handwara (01).
Two car lifting have been reported from Kargil district while police solved both of them and handed over those stolen vehicles to their respective owners.
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