SRINAGAR: Police have seized nine vehicles, including a JCB machine and tractors, in two separate cases of alleged illegal extraction and transportation of minerals in Anantnag and Shopian districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Officials said the first action was taken by a police party from Police Post Dialgam, which seized one JCB machine and four tractors allegedly involved in unauthorised extraction and transportation of minerals from the Sandran Nallah near the railway bridge at Sadura. Acting on specific information, the police team reached the spot and impounded the machinery being used in the illegal activity.
In this connection, FIR No. 185/2026 has been registered under relevant provisions of law at the concerned police station and investigation has been initiated.
In a separate action in Shopian, police seized four tractors allegedly involved in the unauthorised extraction and transportation of minerals from the Rambiara Nallah area. A police team from Police Station Shopian intercepted the vehicles during routine patrolling, finding them operating without valid royalty documents.
FIR No. 120/2026 has been registered in the matter, and further investigation is underway.
Police said strict action against illegal mining activities would continue, noting that such practices cause environmental degradation and violate existing laws. They also urged the public to report any such unlawful activity to the nearest police station.
