Police arrests three persons for Illegal extraction, transportation of minerals
Srinagar: Police on Saturday arrested three persons and seized three vehicles involved in the illegal mining and transportation of the minerals.
The Police spokesman said that station Awantipora received an information about illegal extraction and transportation of minerals at Padgampora Chersoo area of Awantipora.
“A police party of Police Station Awantipora raided the specific spot and seized 03 tippers bearing registration numbers JK03B-5727, JKO1N-9766 and JK05A-6328 and arrested three accused drivers on spot with illegally extracted sand,” the spokesman said.
The Police have identified the accused drivers as Ghulam Mohammad Dar son of Habib-u-llah Dar, Ab Rashid Parray son of Abdul Aziz Parray and Irfan Ahmad Bhat son of Mohammad Altaf Bhat, all residents of Awantipora.
“They have been shifted to the police station where they remain in custody,” the spokesman said.
The spokesman said a case vide FIR No. 207/2022 has been registered at Police Station Awantipora and further investigation has been taken up.
