SRINAGAR, Sept. 14 -- Police in Baramulla and Anantnag districts have seized 20 vehicles, including 12 tractors and eight tippers, during a crackdown on the illegal extraction and transportation of minor minerals, officials said on Sunday.
In Baramulla, police conducted intensified checking at Delina and intercepted six tippers allegedly transporting mineral material without valid permission or the required documents.
According to police, the vehicles were found violating regulatory provisions and were subsequently seized. The owners and operators have been fined under relevant provisions of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act and associated rules, while further action has been initiated.
In Anantnag, police carried o...