Wheat crop worth lakhs gutted

Excelsior CorrespondentKATHUA/SAMBA, May 4: Wheat crop worth lakhs was gutted in nearly half a dozen incidents in Kathua and Samba districts since last night.Reports said� standing dry wheat crop belonging to� Sher Singh and Zirawar Singh on 16 kanal at village Kolpur in Ramgarh was destroyed in a fire incident last night. The crop of� Madan Lal and Vijay Kumar was also gutted in the adjoining an area of eight kanal of� land. The farmers suspect some sabotage.Meanwhile, over 50 bundles of wheat crop of one Prem Lal at Badoli, 300 bundles of� Yash Pal and Rashpal at Badla village, 150 bundles of� Dharampal� and crop on 37 kanal of land at Lachipur in Kathua were gutted today. The police has taken cognizance.