Ganderbal, Jan 22, KNT: Police in Ganderbal on Thursday unearthed a case of illegal timber smuggling at Poshkar area of Kangan following specific and credible inputs received from reliable sources, officials said.
According to police, the information revealed that an individual identified as Imtiaz Ahmad Banya, son of Husain Banya and a local inhabitant of Poshkar, Kangan, had illegally smuggled forest timber from a nearby forest area and clandestinely dumped the same in the courtyard of his residential premises.
Taking cognisance of the matter, Police Station Kangan registered FIR number 06 of 2026 under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 26 of the Indian Forest Act, and investigation was set into motion.
On the directions of Khalil Ahmad Poswal, a special police team conducted a search operation at the suspect’s premises, which led to the recovery of a huge quantity of illegally acquired forest timber from the courtyard. The recovered timber was seized as per legal procedure, while the accused was apprehended and taken into police custody.
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Officials said further investigation is underway to ascertain the source of the timber, the involvement of other persons and to identify the wider nexus behind the illegal timber smuggling.
