Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Oct 3: The Excise Department under the guidance of T. Angchok, Excise Commissioner, and under the direct supervision of Rajesh Sharma Deputy Excise Commissioner, Toll Post Lakhanpur today thwarted yet another attempt of smuggling of willow clefts outside the State.
As per the Excise Department handout, a vehicle bearing registration No.JK02AL-2417 reported at Toll Post Lakhanpur and as per the documents produced it was reportedly loaded with apples consigned by M/s Super Shakti Goods Transport Service, Fruit Market Parimpora, Srinagar to M/s Durga Trading Co., 56C, Fruit Mandi Bijnor vide Challan No: 437 dated: 30-09-2016. There was mismatch between actual weight of the vehicle as declared by the driver and actual weight found at weight bridge there by causing suspicion, the vehicle was put to physical check. On physical checking of the vehicle, 4000 No’s willow clefts were recovered from it.
The driver of the vehicle fled away taking advantage of the darkness. The vehicle along with the seized willow clefts has been handed over to the SHO Police Station, Lakhanpur for further investigation in the matter. It is worth while to mention here that the Toll Post Lakhanpur has been able to detect major haul of willow clefts and has seized 8300 willow clefts during the current financial year. The team of the Excise Department that performed the task comprised of Excise and Taxation Officer Rohit Sharma, Inspectors Rajesh Chander, Khalid Manhas, Anil Chandan, Ishtiaq Ahmed and Sub Inspectors Rifakit Ali, Bagwan Dass and Excise Guards Ajay Kumar and Shakeel Ahmed.
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