Kulgam police arrest person, seize vehicle in illegal mining crackdown
In a crackdown on illegal mining activities, Kulgam police arrested a man and seized his vehicle for transporting illegally extracted minerals.
Kulgam police arrests a person #Yaser Hamid Dar R/O Sather & seized a vehicle bearing regd no JK13G-4107 involved in illegal extraction & transportation of minerals. Case vide FIR no 80/2024 registered at PS #Qazigund & investigation taken up @JmuKmrPolice @KashmirPolice @DigSkr pic.twitter.com/9xVk2GelNs
— District Police Kulgam: official (@policekulgam) March 22, 2024
Acting on a tip-off, a police party at the Mirbazar checkpoint intercepted a dumper (registration number JK13G-4107) driven by Yaser Hameed Dar, a resident of Sather Sangam in Anantnag. Upon inspection, the vehicle was found loaded with illegally mined minerals.
The driver, Yaser Hameed Dar, was subsequently arrested, and the vehicle used in the crime was seized.
A case vide FIR No. 80/2024 has been registered at Qazigund Police Station, and an investigation is underway.
