Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 3: Police today foiled an illegal timber smuggling attempt in the Sangerwani area of Pulwama and recovered a significant quantity of illicit timber.
According to officials, Police Post Sangerwani received reliable information that one individual, identified as Liaqat Ahmad Doie, son of Nizam-ud-Din Doie, a resident of Sonabanjer, had concealed illegally procured forest timber in a Kotha at Badi Behak.
Acting swiftly, a special police team launched a raid in coordination with officials from the Forest Department.
During the search operation, the team recovered and seized six wooden beams and seven raw round logs from the location, police said.
The seized timber was later handed over to the Forest Department for further action.
In this connection, FIR No. 76/2026 has been registered under Section 303(ii) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 26 of the Forest Act, and further investigation is underway.
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