Police foil timber smuggling bid in Pulwama, two held
Srinagar: Police in Pulwama foiled timber smuggling bid by arresting two accused persons involved in the crime, a police spokesman said Friday.
He said that acting on specific and reliable information regarding illegal timber smuggling in the Sangerwani area, a police party conducted a raid at Inderwali, where three individuals identified as Zaffar Hussain Khatana son of Bashir Ahmad Khatana, Mukhtar Ahmad Bhomla son of Mohammad Hussain Bhomla, and Imtiyaz Ahmad Poswal son of Mohammad Amin Poswal, all residents of Sangerwani, had allegedly kept wooden timber beams on the roadside and were attempting to transport the same illegally.
During the operation, two accused persons Zaffar Hussain Khatana and Mukhtar Ahmad Bhomla were apprehended on the spot. However, the third accused Imtiyaz Ahmad Poswal managed to flee from the spot. Efforts are underway to apprehend the absconding accused. Police seized 06 wooden timber beams from the spot.
In this regard, a case FIR No. 60/2026 under relevant sections of law has been registered at Police Station Rajpora and further investigation has been taken up, the spokesman added.
