Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Dec 5: Kathua police seized one Mahindra Load Carrier vehicle laden with “Khair Wood” logs (weighing approximately eight quintals) in the jurisdictional area of Police Station (PS) Rajbagh which were allegedly being smuggled from NHW Rajbagh area and one person was arrested along with the vehicle which was seized in this connection.
Police said on Wednesday an information was received at PS Rajbagh through reliable sources that one vehicle is indulged in the smuggling/theft of banned Wood (Khair) of forest produce, and doing the illegal “trade of smuggling” of wood without any valid document and permission which is loaded in a vehicle (Mahindra load carrier) bearing Registration Number JK08E-7032 and proceeding towards the NHW Rajbagh side.
Following a tip off about the smuggling of Khair Wood, the police team of PS Rajbagh under the guidance of SDPO Border and SHO PS Rajbagh laid a naka and intercepted the vehicle which was driven by a person namely Ashok Kumar, son of Krishan Lal of Salalpur tehsil Marheen, district Kathua who was indulged in smuggling of Khair Wood.
During checking it was found that the vehicle was laden with approximately eight quintals of Khair wood logs, when asked for any valid permission the accused person could not produce any document related to the sale and purchase of the Khair wood and therefore, the recovered Khair wood logs along with the vehicle was seized and one person was arrested on the spot. A case vide FIR No. 253/2024 U/S 303(2) BNS, 26/33 Forest Act was registered at PS Rajbagh and further investigation was taken up.
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