Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Police Arrest Absconding Rape Accused, Detain Drug Peddler in Jammu
Police in Jammu and nearby districts made several arrests and one preventive detention.
Tousef Ahmed was wanted in an abduction-and-rape case.
Police said he escaped custody in 2019 and used a fake identity to avoid arrest.
Des Raj was arrested in connection with an old case in Udhampur.
Haris Hussain was detained because police identified him as a repeated drug supplier in Kishtwar.
Neetan Kapoor was allegedly found with 9 grams of heroin.
Murad Ali was arrested over an alleged attack that injured two police officers.
The people mentioned are accused or wanted suspects, not people described as convicted in this report.
Tousef Ahmed, wanted in an abduction-and-rape case, was arrested after allegedly escaping police custody in 2019.
Police said Ahmed evaded arrest by concealing his identity and using a fake ID under the name Mohd Sahil.
Des Raj, wanted in a 10-year-old Udhampur case, was arrested after being declared an absconder.
Haris Hussain was detained under the PIT-NDPS Act and lodged in Bhaderwah district jail for alleged repeated drug-peddling.
Police also arrested Neetan Kapoor with 9 grams of heroin and Murad Ali, wanted in an alleged attack on police personnel.
- Who
- Jammu and nearby district police arrested or detained Tousef Ahmed, Des Raj, Haris Hussain, Neetan Kapoor and Murad Ali.
- What
- Police made arrests in rape, breach-of-peace, drug-peddling, narcotics-possession and alleged police-attack cases.
- When
- The arrests and detention were reported on Tuesday, August 25; Neetan Kapoor was arrested on Monday.
- Where
- The actions took place across Jammu, Reasi, Udhampur, Kishtwar and Kathua districts, with Hussain lodged in Bhaderwah district jail.
- Why
- The suspects were wanted in earlier cases, while Hussain was preventively detained because police said investigations showed repeated drug-peddling.
- Main arrest
- Tousef Ahmed was arrested after allegedly escaping police custody in 2019.
- Ahmed's alleged identity
- Police said he used a fake identity card under the assumed name Mohd Sahil.
- Old Udhampur case
- Des Raj was wanted in a case dating back 10 years and had been declared an absconder.
- Preventive detention
- Haris Hussain was detained under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
- Heroin recovery
- Police said 9 grams of heroin was recovered from Neetan Kapoor.
- Police-team attack
- Murad Ali was wanted in an alleged April attack that left two police personnel injured.