3k litres of illegal kerosene recovered in Lethpora

AWANTIPORA — Acting on information about illicit trade of subsidized kerosene fuel at village Khinbugh Lethpora, a Police party from Police Station Awantipora raided the place and recovered approximately 3000 litres of kerosene from a tanker bearing registration numbers JK02X-9426 and truck bearing registration number JK05A-7626.

The persons involved in the unlawful trade have been apprehended on the spot and identified as Uzair Ahmad Ganie, resident of Samboora Pampore Pulwama and Faisal Ahmad Mir, resident of Panzgam Kupwara.

Both the arrested persons have been booked under the relevant provisions of law in case bearing FIR No. 130/2020 of Police Station Awantipora. “Further investigation is going on,” the statement said.