Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 6: Police in Budgam today said to have arrested four persons involved in the transportation of illegally extracted minerals from Shali-Gamga Watrad Nallah, besides seized four vehicles.
A police party of Police Station Khansahib at a checkpoint established at Bugroo intercepted four vehicles (tippers) bearing registration numbers JK13-9969, JK01J-9892, JK02AC-7507 & JK02AK-7325.
“On checking, it was found that the vehicles were loaded with illegally extracted boulder stones from Shali-Ganga Watrad Nallah,” police said.
It said that 4 persons identified as Mushtaq Ahmed Dar son of Abdul Salaam Dar, Mushtaq Ahmed Thokar son of Abdul Kareem, Mohammad Ashraf Khan son of Abdul Rashid Khan, residents of Watrad Khansahib & Mushtaq Ahmed Najar son in law of Mohammad Yousuf Wani resident of Gurwath Khansahib were arrested. “Vehicles used in the commission of crime have also been seized,” police said.
Accordingly, a case vide FIR number 228/2021 under relevant sections of law stands registered at Police Station Khansahib and an investigation has been set into motion.
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