| Illegal timber recovered; two arrested, 226 slippers seized | | | Early Times Report
Bhaderwah, Sept 16: Based on reliable input, during the intervening night of 14/15 Sept , a team of district police Doda lead by inspector Gurmeet Singh SHO P/S Bhaderwah intercepted a truck bearing No 0653/JK02AS near Domail, Bhaderwah and during checking of said truck 226 slippers (126 Deodar, 64 Kail, 2 Fur ) were recovered and 2 persons namely Gai Singh S/o Lakshmi Chand R/o Bhata Kishtwar (driver of the truck) and Mohd Ashraf S/o Mohd Sikinder R/o Chabba Thathri were arrested on-spot.
The forester Safir Ahmed who was also in the vehicle fled away from the spot. The timber was being smuggled illegally. In this regard a case FIR No. 156/2013 u/s 6/15 Forest Act stands registered at P/S Bhaderwah and investigation has been set into motion. In a similar drive against the smuggling of forest products Gushi/Nagchattri today, a team of P/S Bhaderwah led by inspector Gurmeet Singh, SHO Police Station Bhaderwah, on a specific information raided the house of one Rajesh Padha S/o Vidia Sagar Padha R/o Sartingal Bhaderwah and recovered 170 kgs of Gushi and 9 kgs of Nagchattri and also arrested the accused Rajesh Padha.
In this connection case FIR No. 157/2013u/s 379 RPC, 6 Forest Act was registered at Police Station Bhaderwah. The drive was conducted under the overall supervision of ASP Bhaderwah, Roop Raj Bhagat. |
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