Police seizes 6 vehicles for illegal mining

Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Mar 18: Continuing crackdown on illegal mining on successive day by the Samba Police, six vehicles have been seized in the jurisdiction of Police Station (PS) Bari Brahmana and Police Station (PS) Vijaypur which were being used for illegal transportation/mining of the construction material.
Police said a team of Police Station (PS), Bari Brahmana headed by SHO Bari Brahmana while performing vehicle checking duty in its jurisdictional area have seized five tractor trolleys without registration numbers for illegal mining/transportation of construction material in the area.
Similarly, a police party of Police Station, Vijaypur headed by SHO PS Vijaypur during vehicle checking duty at naka AIIMS Vijaypur has seized a dumper bearing Registration Number JK08P-3535 for illegal mining/transportation in the area.
All the vehicles have been seized by Samba Police and handed over to Geology & Mining Department, Samba for further action.