Police seizes 5 tractors, arrests 5 drivers for illegal mining
Srinagar: Cracking a whip on illegal mining of minerals at Kreeri and Khasipora Baramulla, Police have seized five tractors and arrested their drivers, a police spokesman said Sunday.
He said that police parties seized five tractors and arrested five drivers identified as Yaseen Ahmad Malik son of Habibullah resident of Chak Dargam Pattan, Tawseef Ahmad Hajam son of Mohd Ramzan resident of Ussan Pattan, Adnan Ahmad Bhat son of Showkat Ahmad resident of Palpora, Tanveer Ahmad Bhat son of Ghulam Mohammad resident of Hurandpora Pattan and Yasir Ali Dar son of Mohsin Dar resident of Kripalpora Payeen Singhpora.
They were involved in illegal extraction/ transportation of minerals and accordingly cases under relevant sections of law have been registered in Police Station Kreeri and Pattan and investigations have been initiated.
