Jammu Forest Division seized vehicle loaded with Khair wood
During the intervening night of 10th August – 11th August 2025 acting on the basis of specific information regarding illegal smuggling of forest produce from kalidhar Forest Range, a team of forest field staff of Kalidhar headed by Sh. Vijay Khosla Range Officer, Kalidhar under the direct supervision of Sh. Anurag Arya DFO Jammu seized Mahindra scorpio bearing registration No. PB08AU-5812 and Motorcycle bearing no JK02AE-7738 loaded with illicit Khairwood at village sanyala falling under chowki block. The vigilant forest field staff had laid a naka at village sanyala to check illegal movement of forest produce and the alert forest field staff on suspicious movement of said vehicle chased and caught the vehicle from village sanyala, Maira mandrian, Akhnoor.. The vehicle along with 5 Qtls approx of illicit Khairwood along with motorcycle involved in offence were seized by Sh. Vijay Khosla Range Officer, Kalidhar, Sh. Vikas Gupta B.O Chowki, Sh. Deepak kumar, Sh Rohit kumar and and Sh Mangat Ram Forest Guards of chowki block. Forest Offence Report (FOR) has also been registered and confiscation proceeding against the seized vehicles is also initiated in the court of Authorised officer (DFO Jammu). The department is taking all the measures to prevent smuggling of Forest produce and encroachment on Forest land at any cost.
Representative Photo……
Credit:- Shahid Choudhary ..X
