Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 1: Police and forest department officials today arrested a man and recovered 10 kg of banned rare medicinal herb (Nag Chatri) from his possession in Jammu city.
“A team of police and forest department officials, during a surprise check, intercepted a man and recovered 10 kg of Nag Chatri (Trillium Govanianum) packed in a bag from his possession”, a Forest officer said, adding, Nag Chatri has medicinal importance and is very costly.
He said a case has been registered in this connection at concerned police station, as the sale and purchase of Nag Chatri is prohibited in Jammu and Kashmir. The officer said that the seized forest produce was illegally extracted by the accused person from the high reaches of forest areas and attempt was being made to smuggle it outside the State.
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