Jammu, Jan. 5 -- Police here have booked an individual who was allegedly operating as a pony porter on the Mata Vaishno Devi track in Reasi district without authorisation, an official said on Sunday.

During routine patrolling, a police party stopped pony operator Gulam Mustafa, a resident of village Chumbian, for checking at Ban Ganga and was asked to produce a valid registered service card, a police spokesman said.

However, he admitted that he did not possess any authorised or registered pony card, violating the notification issued by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Katra, he said, adding an FIR under relevant sections of law has been registered against him at Police Station Katra.

Senior Superintendent of Police, Reasi Paramvir Singh ...