Srinagar:: Police in Ganderbal on Tuesday said that it has arrested three persons involved in illegal sale of government cement.
Police in a statement issued here on Tuesday said that on specific information, a police party from PS Gund under the supervision of SDPO Kangan raided two spots at Fraw Haknar & Ganiwan Gund and seized 248 bags of government cement from the possession of three persons identified as Ishtiyaq Ahmad Shah son of Abdul Ahad Shah, Mushtaq Ahmad Shah son of Abdul Ahad Shah both residents of Fraw Gund and Ehsan-ul-Haq son of Abdul Ahad Bhat resident of Sumbal Bala Gund.
Stating that the cement was meant for Government works only and was labelled as “Not for Retail Sale”, police in it’s statement said “the accused persons were arrested and shifted to police station where they remain in custody”.
In the concluded para of its above referred statement police said cases vide FIR Nos. 31/2021, 32/2021 and 33/2021 under relevant sections of law have been registered at Police Station Gund and investigations have been initiated.