Police seizes illicit timber in Ganderbal, four held
Srinagar: Police in Ganderbal seized illicit timber and arrested 04 accused persons involved in illegal felling of green Deodar trees in the upper reaches of Gutlibagh, a police spokesman said Tuesday.
He said that police in Gutlibagh received a docket along with a seizure memo from the Forest Block Officer Gutlibagh, stating that on 26-07-2025, some timber smugglers had illegally cut green Deodar trees, converted them into finished logs, and fled from the spot. Accordingly, a case FIR No. 119/2025 under relevant sections of law was registered at Police Station Ganderbal and investigation was initiated.
The spokesman said that a Special Police Team was constituted to trace and apprehend the culprits. After sustained efforts and investigation, police successfully arrested all the four accused persons involved in the illegal act. They have been identified as Mohammad Altaf Khan son of Qazi Rehman Khan resident of Baila Wussan Siraj-Ud-Din Ahmad Khan son of Ghulam Qadir Khan resident of Baila Wussan, Riyaz Ahmad Khan son of Snobar Ahmad Khan resident of Baila Wussan and Javid Ahmad Khan son of Qazi Rehman Khan resident of Baila Wussan. The illegally obtained Deodar logs and the Power Saw Cutter were also seized, the spokesman said.
