Bandipora : Police on Tuesday said that it has seized six heavy timber logs of Kail Wood (Blue Pine) concealed at a residential premises and arrested the accused in a significant action against illegal timber trade.
In a statement issued here on Tuesday, police said that acting on reliable inputs a police team from Police Post Sumlar searched the residential premises of Nazir Ahmad Lone S/O Gh Qadir Lone, R/O Upper Mohalla Samthan Dardpora, falling within the jurisdiction of Police Post Sumlar, where six heavy timber logs were recovered and seized. The accused was arrested after completion of requisite legal formalities in the presence of independent witnesses, and a case under FIR No. 166/2026 under the relevant sections of law has been registered at Police Station Bandipora with further investigation underway. Police in its statement reiterated its commitment to curb forest-related offences and appealed people to cooperate with authorities in protecting forest resources.
