Illicit timber seized in Sopore

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 30: The police seized illicit timber at Katirdaji in Rafiabad area of Sopore today.
The police said that it received information through reliable sources regarding the smuggling of illicit timber in Katirdaji, Rafiabad.
“A team of Police Station Dangiwacha headed by SHO Insp. Imtiyaz Ahmad under the close supervision of SDPO Rafiabad Nissar Ahmad rushed to the spot and recovered 11 logs of illicit timber from Kitardaji,” police said.
Accused namely Abdul Jabar Mir son of Muhammad Abdullah, Abdul Rashid Parray son of Muhammad Subhan, Gulzar Ahmad son of Muhammad Subhan and Wali Muhammad son of Muhammad Abdullah, all the residents of Kitardaji involved in the commission of crime fled away.
In this connection case FIR No. 108/2021 U/S 379 IPC and 6 Forest Act has been registered at Police Station Dangiwacha and manhunt launched to trace accused.