Two arrested in smuggling case of banned Kanjal wood
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In view of the upcoming festival season, Superintendent of Police, Uttarkashi, Arpan Yaduvanshi has given necessary guidelines to the police station and outpost in-charges to maintain law and order and keep a vigilant eye on illegal drugs and other suspicious activities and checking. With promptness. To stop this, they have appointed officers for zonal and routine checking. In compliance with the orders of SP, under the strict supervision of CO Uttarkashi Anuj Kumar, the police is conducting intensive checking campaign at check posts and barriers during the day and night. In view of this, today on 22nd October at around 07.00 am, regular checking of suspected and drug smugglers was being done by Dunda Police at Dunda Barrier.
During checking, an Innova car number UK08R-9507 was stopped and checked and 308 pieces were recovered from the car. Kanjal-wood was recovered, two persons were traveling in the vehicle, who were smuggling banned wood. During interrogation, he told that he had cut it from the forests above Kamar village and was taking it to Saharanpur to sell. Both the accused have been handed over to the forest department along with the banned Kanjal wood for further legal proceedings. Smuggler’s name/address- 1- Sajid, son of Rasu Rao, resident of Khatakhedi police station, Mandi district, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, age-38 years. 2- Prithvi Rawal, son of Koylu Rawal, resident of Achal Kanali district Humla Nepal, hall residence near Nala Patri Ghantaghar, Saharanpur Uttar Pradesh, age – 50 years. Recovered goods – 308 pieces of Kanjal wood (worth around Rs 10 lakh)