53 vehicles seized, 19 accused arrested in last 3 months for illegal extraction of minerals in G’bal: Police

Srinagar : Police on Tuesday said that it along with geology and mining department have seized 53 vehicles and arrested 19 accused for their involvement in illegal extraction and transportation of minerals in district Ganderbal.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said on the directions of SSP Ganderbal Sandeep Gupta, Special Police teams of district Ganderbal were directed to check the menace of illegal mining across the district, adding therein that in the course of action, 19 accysed were arrested and 18 vehicles (14 Tippers, 04 Tractors) were seized during the last 03 months. Stating that the said vehicles were loaded with illegally extracted Bajri/Sand & Boulders from Nallah Sindh Ganderbal, Police in it’s statement further said that during the joint course of action in the previous three months, Police alongwith Geology and Mining Department raided different locations in the district and seized 35 vehicles (26 Tippers, 8 Tractors & 1 Load Carrier) and recovered fine from them. Police in its statement furthermore said that cases under relevant sections of law were also registered at respective police stations.
In the concluding para of its above quoted statement police urged people involved in the illegal practice of mining to mend their way and refrain from this illegal practice, else strict action under law will be taken.