Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Feb 2: Police in Bandipora today said to have recovered illicit forest timber and arrested an accused person involved in the commission of the crime.
Acting on specific information regarding timber smuggling, police said, a police party of Police Post Aloosa under supervision of DySP Hqrs Bandipora at a checkpoint established at Aloosa Chowk intercepted a vehicle bearing registration number JK01K-4964 driven by one person Mudasir Ahmad Dar son of Mohd Yousuf Dar resident of Illahipora Aloos.
During checking, as per police, a huge quantity of illicit forest timber was recovered from the said vehicle.
“The accused person who is a notorious illicit timber smuggler was arrested and shifted to the police station where he remains in custody. The vehicle used in the commission of crime has also been seized,” police said.
Accordingly, a case under relevant sections of law has been registered in Police Station Bandipora and further investigation is going on.
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