Kupwara, Jun 03 (KNS): The Jammu and Kashmir Police Friday claimed to have arrested one timber smuggler, Basit Ahmd Malik, son of Muhammad Ashraf Malik, resident of Safakadal Srinagar and seized illicit timber worth lakhs of rupees from their possession in Kupwara district.
Police Official told KNS correspondent that after receiving specific inputs about the illegal timber smuggling, they set a naka near Kawari Drugmulla and intercepted a truck under number, JK02D-4147 and recovered about 183 feet of illicit timber worth lakhs from the vehicle.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
He said a case under FIR number 114 /16 under sec 379, 6 Forest Act has been registered in this regard. (KNS)