Jammu, October 15, 2025 : Police on Wednesday arrested six people involved in a violent robbery at a construction site in Sarore village, Samba district, where guards and workers were assaulted and building materials looted.
The incident occurred during the night of October 12–13, when a mob of around 12 men stormed the site of Shivalaya Construction Limited along the Jammu–Pathankot National Highway. According to a police statement, the attackers pelted guards and workers with stones and beat them with sticks and rods, before damaging CCTV cameras, lights, vehicles, and other site property, including a camper vehicle.
A complaint was lodged by Sudhir, a representative of the construction company, at Bari Brahmana Police Station. Acting swiftly, police launched a search operation and nabbed six accused identified as Sadiq Ali, Mushtaq Ahmed, Gulab Din alias Gaya, Mohd Farooq alias Bothu, Bagh Hussain—all residents of Sarore Adda—and Mohd Shareef, a resident of Jammu.
During interrogation, several of the accused confessed to their involvement, revealing the location of stolen construction materials, which were later recovered from Mohd Farooq’s house and another site near a local cremation ground.
Police said further investigation is underway to identify and arrest the remaining accomplices involved in the attack and theft.
