Pulwama, March 17 -- In a swift action, police in Pulwama have cracked a theft case within days of its reporting and recovered a stolen auto-rickshaw, officials said on Tuesday.

According to police, a complaint was lodged at Police Station Kakapora on March 14 by Mohd Noor Alam, a resident of Nagaon district in Assam, stating that his auto-rickshaw bearing registration number JK04D-3791 had been stolen from Kakapora Chowk by unknown persons. Following the complaint, FIR No. 20/2026 was registered and investigation was set into motion.

Acting on a specific input, a police team apprehended a suspect identified as Yawar Ahmad Shaksaz, a resident of Karnabal Samboora. During questioning, the accused confessed to the theft, leading to the reco...