Srinagar: Police on Saturday said that it has arrested four persons and also seized four vehicles involved in illegal extraction and transportation of minerals.
In a statement issued here on Saturday police said that officers from PS Kheerbawani under the supervision of DySP Hqrs Ganderbal and DySp DAR Ganderbal have seized four vehicles involved in extraction and transportation of sand illegally extracted in District Ganderbal, adding therein that four drivers have also been arrested and shifted to police station where they remain in custody.
Stating that the accused have been identified as Nazir Ahmad Dar resident of Kondbal, Muzaffar Ahmad Dar resident of Gangerhama, Fayaz Ahmad Shah resident of Chek Yangoora and Ishfaq Ahmad Mir resident of Gulabagh, police in the concluding para of its above referred statement said that a case vide FIR No. 61/2021 under relevant sections of law stands registered at Police Station Kheerbawani and further investigation has been initiated.