Acting tough against the persons involved in illegal extraction and transportation of minerals, police have seized 12 vehicles and arrested 7 persons in district Ganderbal.
A Police spokesperson said, “Under the directions of SSP Ganderbal Shri Nikhil Borkar-IPS, special police teams were constituted led by SHOs and DOs of PSs and PPs of Ganderbal under the supervision of SDPO Kangan Shri Muzaffar Jan-JKPS & DySP Hqr’s Ganderbal Shri Gh Hassan-JKPS to check the menace of illegal mining in the district. During the course of action, 07 Persons were arrested & 07 Tippers were seized on the spot in the last two weeks. These vehicles were loaded with illegally extracted Bajri/Sand & boulders from Nallah Sindh Ganderbal.”
Moreover, Police alongwith Geology and Mining Department in a joint action raided at different locations in the district and also seized 04 tippers and 01 Tractor for illegal extraction of minerals from Nallah Sindh Ganderbal.
Accordingly, case FIR numbers 26, 27, 109, 10, 12 and 25 of 2023 under relevant sections of law stands registered at PS Lar, PS Ganderbal, PS Safapora & PS Kheerbawani respectively and investigation has been taken up.
