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Police foils bid to smuggle illegal Khair wood in Gharota
The Northlines
|June 01, 2025
In a significant crackdown on forest produce smuggling, a joint team of Jammu Police and Forest Department officials intercepted a Bolero pick-up loaded with illegal Khair wood during a routine naka check in Gharota area on Thursday night.
The vehicle, registered JK 14E-0210, was signalled to stop but the driver attempted to flee, abandoning the vehicle on the roadside after a chase.
He managed to escape under the cover of darkness.
This story is from the June 01, 2025 edition of The Northlines.
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