Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 10: The police and Forest officials jointly foiled the major attempt of a PDP leader from Gool area ( now in Bathindi) and another local, in Bathindi area and seized two JCBs and a Scorpio vehicle from the spot.
A senior police officer said that after receiving information from the Forest officials concerned and locals of the area, the police team led by DySP Sambyal rushed to the spot and foiled the attempt of some people to grab Forest/ Govt land. The land grabbers however, managed to escape when the police and Forest party reached there leaving behind two JCBs and a vehicle. The police party seized the machines and the vehicle and registered a case against one Imtiaz Shan, Talib Hussain and others from Bathindi area.
DFO Jammu, Dr V S Senthil Kumar said that after receiving information the joint operation was launched and two machines were seized from the spot. They were making attempt to grab land near Sagar Mohalla just closer to the fencing. They had been engaged in making road up to the area under their target. He said RO Bahu Range and Forester were accompanying the party. The department would go for confiscation of the machines and initiate action under law against the land grabbers. The exact status of the land is being ascertained, but majority of the land there belonged to Forest Department. He said the police has registered a case in this connection.
Meanwhile, an attempt to encroach Gair Mumkin Chapri under Survey No.188 in village Tinday Khurd under the jurisdiction of Bishnah Police Station was foiled by the civil administration this afternoon.
Official sources said that on getting information about the encroachment attempt, a team of Revenue Department with the assistance of Bishnah Police carried out operation in village Tinday Khurd and foiled the designs of the encroachers.
A JCB machine and two tippers, which were being used by one Som Nath, son of Isher Dass, were seized and the land restored to its original position.
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