Srinagar : Police on Saturday said that it has arrested two persons also seized 4 vehicles involved in illegal extraction and transportation of minerals in north Kashmir’s district Baramulla.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Police said that a police party led by SHO Police Station Kunzer under the supervision of SDPO Tangmarg Imtiaz Ahmad seized 4 vehicles (2 tippers and 2 Excavators) and arrested two persons for illegal extraction and transportation of minerals at Ferozpora Nallah Kunzer and have been identified as Ab Majeed Sheikh S/o Ab Rahim R/o Mangloora and Zahoor Ahmad Wani S/o Ab Salam Wani R/o Kunzer, adding therein that the two accused (drivers of Excavators) managed to flee from spot but the efforts are on to nab them.
Stating that the police has accordingly registered the case under relevant sections of law in Police Station Kunzer and initiated further course of investigation into the case, Police in the concluding para of it’s above quoted statement warned of strict actions against those indulging in illegal mining and other anti-social activities and appealed people to share information regarding the crimes in their neighbourhood with their concerned police units.