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CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL MINING BY SAMBA POLICE; SEIZES 5 VEHICLES INCLUDING FOUR DUMPERS, ONE EXCAVATOR

Inderjeet Raina. Dated: 1/24/2025 6:02:43 PM

CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL MINING BY SAMBA POLICE; SEIZES 5 VEHICLES INCLUDING FOUR DUMPERS, ONE EXCAVATOR

Samba, January 24: Continuing crackdown on illegal mining, Samba Police has seized five vehicles including four dumpers and one excavator in the jurisdiction of Police Stations Samba and Ghagwal which were being used for illegal transportation/mining of the construction material.
2. Police teams headed by Incharge Police Post Mansar, Incharge Police Post Rakh Amb Talli both falling under PS Samba and Incharge Police Post Rajpura falling under PS Ghagwal while performing patrolling duty in their jurisdictional areas, have seized an excavator (JCB) without registration No. and four dumpers bearing registration Nos. JK21K-2727, JK19A-5938, JK19A-0884 & JK21F-9145 which were being used for illegal transportation/mining of the construction material in the area.
3. ⁠The above mentioned vehicles have been seized by Samba Police and handed over to the Geology & Mining Department, Samba for further legal action.