Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Sept 21: Police today said to have seized 3000 litres of subsidized Kerosene oil from a village in south Kashmir’s Lethpora.
A police spokesperson said that while acting on specific information about illegal trade of subsidized kerosene oil in a village Khinbugh Lethpora, a police party from Police Station Awantipora raided the location and made recovery.
“The party recovered 3000 litres of kerosene oil from a tanker bearing registration numbers JK02X-9426 and a truck bearing registration number JK05A-7626,” police said.
Two persons involved in the commission of crime, the police said, have been identified as Uzair Ahmad Ganie resident of Samboora Pampore Pulwama and Faisal Ahmad Mir resident of Panzgam Kupwara.
Both the accused persons have been arrested and shifted to police station where they remain in custody. Vehicles used in the commission of crime have also been seized.
Case FIR No. 130/2020 under relevant sections of law has been registered at Police Station Awantipora and investigation has been initiated and further investigation set in motion.
Follow our WhatsApp channel