Kupwara, Feb 20 (KNS): The state forest department on Saturday seized five scants of Deodar in the Kehmil Forest Division of Jammu and Kashmir.
According to the KNS correspondent, “A team headed by DFO of Kehmil forest division seized 236fts of Deodar in the north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The scants were seized from the residential place of Aslam Khan, son of Muhammad Sidiq Khan.”
He said that the accused had earlier sought permission to fell two scants from his own land but after officials granted him permission he felled five scants thereby was seized by the authorities.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
He said that an FIR vide no 13/2016 under section 379/6/ forest act has been registered against the Aslam Khan, son of Muhammad Sidiq Khn, and Sabdar Khan, son of Muhammad Aslam Khan. (KNS)