11 Vehicles Seized In Multi-Location Mining Crackdown In Baramulla: Police

Baramulla | October 26: Police on Monday seized 11 vehicles, including tractors and tippers, during targeted operations against illegal extraction and transport of minerals across Baramulla.
In a statement issued here on Monday, Police said during a late-night operation in the Jahama area, Police intercepted and seized six tractors and two tippers allegedly involved in illegal sand extraction. Legal proceedings were initiated under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act), and other relevant provisions of law.
In a separate joint operation, Police Station Pattan, in coordination with the Geology and Mining Department, detained two tractors found involved in illegal mining activities. Additionally, at Singhpora, Police seized a tractor bearing registration number JK05C6901 loaded with illegally extracted soil and initiated legal proceedings under the relevant provisions of law.