5 arrested, 10 vehicles seized for illegal extraction & transportation of minor minerals

STATE TIMES NEWS

JAMMU/Budgam: Acting tough against elements involved in illegal extraction and transportation of minerals, Police on Monday arrested 5 persons and seized 10 vehicles involved in crime.
As per details, during patrolling at Charangam Beerwah, police parties from Police Station Chadoora and Police Station Beerwah intercepted 5 vehicles loaded with illegally extracted sand/soil. The accused drivers identified as Manzoor Ahmed Joo, son of Mohammad Qasim Joo, resident of Khomeni Budgam; Altaf Hussain Molvi, son of Ali Mohammad Molvi; Bashir Ahmed Malla, son of Ghulam Haider Malla, both residents of Pallar, Budgam; Zahoor Ahmed Wani, son of Abdul Ahad Wani and Ajaz Ahmed Bhat, son of Ghulam Mohammad, both residents of Gowharpora, Chadoora were arrested. Vehicles (Tippers) bearing registration numbers JK01M-5014, JK01J-1820, JK01L-4456, JK04G-9677, JK02CD-3297 used in crime were also seized. Accordingly, cases under relevant sections of law was registered at respective police stations and further investigation set into motion.
At Jammu, in a quest to stern menace of illegal mining, a multi-pronged strategy was devised by Jammu Police in which police team of Police Stations Kanachak, Domana and Police Post Phallian Mandal acted stringently on specific inputs and raided at different locations in their respective areas and seized 5 vehicles involved in illegal mining. The seized vehicles included two dumpers and a JCB seized by Kanachak police; a tractor trolley without registration number seized by Domana Police; a tractor-trolley bearing engine number RKA2MDA2837 seized by Phallian Mandal Police. The recoveries were made by SHO Kanachak Inspr Kunal Singh Jamwal, SHO Domana Inspr Tilak Raj and Incharge Police Post Phallian Mandal PSI Ajesh Singh Jamwal in their respective jurisdictions.