Srinagar: Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested three timber smugglers in Ganderbal and seized illicit timber from their possession.
Police spokesman in a statement issued on Tuesday said that acting on specific information regarding the timber smuggling at Mamer Kangan, a police party from Police Station Kangan headed by SHO Police Station Kangan under the supervision of SDPO Kangan Yasir Qadri arrested three timber smugglers and seized illicit timber.
“ The detained timber smugglers have been identified as Mohammad Yousuf Thakrey, son of Lal Din, Nazir Ahmad Thakrey, son of Saif-u-Din and Showket Ahmad Baniya, sons of Mohammad Ishaq Baniya—both residents of Mamer Dard Wooder Kangan”, reads the police statement”, adding that “a case under FIR number 07/2021 under relevant sections of law has been registered at Police Station Kangan and investigation has been taken up.
Police in the concluding para of it’s above referred statement also said that consistent actions against anti-social elements are taken to keep society free of crime, stating therein that Police has resolved to act as per law against those who indulge in criminal activities,” the statement said.
