 EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 14: Acting on the basis of specific information regarding illegal movement of forest produce, a team of forest field staff of Jammu Forest Range during the intervening night of March 13 and 14 seized a vehicle loaded with illicit Khairwood.
The team headed by Vijay Khousla, Range Officer, Jammu under the direct supervision of Alok Maurya DFO Jammu seized Mahindra Pick Up bearing registration No JK02BW-1258 loaded with illicit Khairwood at Tanda.
When contacted Alok Kumar Maurya, DFO Jammu, mentioned that forest field had laid a naka at Seri Pandita and the alert forest field staff chased the vehicle and after its long chasing the vehicle was intercepted at village Tanda at about 2.45 A.M in the meantime the driver of the vehicle fled away from the spot.
After conducting on spot physical verification, the vehicle loaded with approx 40 Qtls of Khairwood species were seized under Indian Forest Act.
He added that Forest Offence Report (FOR) has also been registered and confiscation proceeding against the vehicle is also initiated.
He further added that the department is taking all the measures to prevent smuggling of Forest produce and encroachment on Forest land at any cost. |
