Bandipora, March 11:-A night patrolling squad of police on Friday seized 109 ft timber in Kudara are of Bandipora.
An officials said a team led by Station House officer Bandipora Syed Gazanfur and Dysp Hqr Pervaiz Ahmad raided the house of Mohammad Subhan of Kudara Bandipora on the suspicion of hiding illicit timber.
During the search operation a huge quantity of illicit timber 109 cft was found dumped in a hideout which was seized on spot.
SSP Bandipora Mumtaz Ahmad said that special night patrolling squads have been constituted in vulnerable areas of Bandipora for preventing the forest offences including timber smuggling.
He said there were reports coming about the involvement of this particular person in illegal forest activity so they had kept surveillance on this unit and today the police party was able to nab him red handed. One person arrested so far case fir no. 35/2016 registered further investigation is going on.
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