Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 7: Acting on the basis of specific information regarding illegal smuggling of forest produce, a team of Forest Department field staff of Jammu Forest Range headed by Vijay Khosla Range Officer, Jammu, Diwakar Jamwal I/C Block Officer, alongwith staff of Social Forestry Department seized two Swift cars bearing registration JK02CG/ 4544 and JK08-EB/ 1824 loaded with 38 pieces of illicit khairwood at Dhok Waziran, Nagrota.
The Forest field staff had laid a nakkha at Dhok Waziran to check illegal movement of forest produce and at about 4.00 am the alert forest field staff intercepted two swift desire cars. On spotting the Forest staff the offenders tried to run way from the spot. When the staff tried to apprehend them, the culprits attacked with sickle (Drati) on the staff in which one Forest guard namely Gulam Ali of Social Forestry Department was injured and the meantime smugglers managed to escape from the spot taking advantage of darkness.
With the assistance of locals nearly 20 qtls of illicit khairwood wasn seized and brought to Gladni Depot for further proceeding.
In this context, Forest Department has lodged FIR against the offenders for assaulting the on duty Government officials. The vehicles alongwith loaded khairwood were seized under Indian Forest Act 1927 and Forest Offence Report (FOR) has also been registered.
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