Police in Rajouri district seized ten vehicles as part of an ongoing crackdown on illegal mining and the illicit transportation of minerals.
Vehicle No. JK11-6373 (Tipper), driven by Arshad Mehmood, son of Mir Hussain resident of Nagrota in Rajouri; vehicle No: JK12A-6297 (Dumper), driven by Dheeraj Sharma, son of Satpal Sharma resident of Potha; JK11A-2879 (Tipper), driven by Waseem Ahmed, son of Munir Hussain from Nagrota; JK14F-1931 (Mahindra 407), driven by Nardev Singh, son of Des Raj from Ram Nagar; JK02AE-1525 (Tipper), driven by Parvez Ahmed, son of Mohd Yaqoob from Dhanor Jarallan Rajouri; JK02CU-2824 (Dumper), driven by Imran Choudhary, son of Mohd Nazir, resident of Kurhad Rajouri; JK02CQ-8812 (Dumper), driven by Kala Khan, son of Bhag Din, resident of Saranoo Rajouri; JK11H-9575 (407), driven by Mohd Tariq, son of Mohd Aslam, resident of Thanamang Tehsil Darhal; JK11B-2717 (Tipper), driven by Umar Farooq, son of Tariq Hussain, resident of Rajouri and vehicle No: JK20-0849 (Tipper), driven by Sadaqat Ali, son of Karam Din, resident of Aitti, Rajouri.
According to officials, the seized vehicles include multiple tippers, dumpers and 407 load carriers, all allegedly engaged in unlawful extraction or carriage of minerals in different areas of the district. All ten vehicles have been impounded, and further legal proceedings have been initiated against the drivers and other involved persons in accordance with the law
