2 timber smugglers arrested

Excelsior CorrespondentSRINAGAR, Jan 17: Police today claimed to have arrested two timber smugglers and seized two tractors which were loaded with illegal timber in Mattan area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district.A Police spokesman said that a police party of Police Station Mattan led by SHO Mattan after acting on a specific information seized two tractors bearing registration numbers JK03/6779 and JK03F/ 4494 which were loaded with illegal timber at Kehribal Mattan.The timber smugglers identified as Ramiz Farooq Dar son of Farooq Ahmad Dar, a resident of Brakpora and Fasil Rashid Dar son of Abdul Rashid Dar, a resident of Brakpora Anantnag were arrested, he saidA case with FIR Number 03/2018 under Section 379, 406, 407, 409, 109 and 06 Forest Act has been registered in Police Station Mattan in this regard and further investigation taken up.