Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Feb 28: Continuing crackdown on illegal mining by the Samba police, eleven vehicles including one excavator have been seized across the district which were being used for illegal transportation/mining of the construction material.
Police said its teams of Police Post (PP) Mansar headed by in charge Police Post, Mansar and PP, Rakh Amb Talli headed by in charge Police Post Rakh Amb Talli falling under the jurisdiction of Police Station, Samba have seized two dumper bearing Registration Numbers, JK21G-0036, JK21H-0028 and one JCB without registration Number for illegal mining/transportation of construction material in their respective jurisdictional area. Whereas, a police party of Police Post, Rajpura headed by in charge Police Post Rajpura falling under the jurisdiction of Police Station Ghagwal while on patrolling duty in the area has seized two tractor trolleys bearing Registration Numbers JK21C-0409 and JK21G-0845 for illegal mining/transportation in the area.
Similarly, a police party of Police Station, Bari Brahmana headed by SHO PS Bari Brahmana during patrolling in the area has seized five tractor trolleys bearing Registration Number, JK21J-5547, JK02DE-7273, JK21J-3663 and two tractor trolleys without Registration Number for illegal mining/transportation in the area.
Likewise, a police party of Police Station Ramgarh headed by SHO PS Ramgarh during patrolling in the jurisdictional area has seized one dumper bearing Registration Number, JK08M-9293 for illegal transportation of construction material.
All the vehicles have been seized by Samba Police and handed over to Geology & Mining Department, for further action.
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