Fourteen persons, including a couple, believed to have illegally crossed the Line of Control into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in 2011, were declared proclaimed offenders by a local court in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said on Saturday.
The court of Munsiff-cum-Judicial magistrate (first class), Kotranka declared the accused as proclaimed offenders in response to an application moved by Kandi SHO on November 14, which will facilitate attachment of their properties, the officials said.
They identified the accused as Mohd Aslam, his wife Hakam Jaan, Sobhat Ali, Mohd Sharief, Mohd Iqbal and Noorani — all residents of Larkuti, Khadim Hussain of Kandi.
Mohd Azam and Gulzar of Gura Sarkri, Gulam Husain of Peeri, Muneer Hussain of Gakhrote, Mohd Shabir of Panjanara, Kala of Dharsakri and Zabir Hussain of Kanthol are among the 14 accused.
