Baramulla: Police arrest 3 timber smugglers

Baramulla police have arrested three timber smugglers while cutting the green gold in a forest area in Boniyar, a police spokesman said here Tuesday.  “Today, acting on a tip off a police party of Police Station Boniyar headed by SHO Police station Boniyar apprehended three timber smugglars Ghulam Ahmad Bhat son of Muhammad Shabir resident  Bachi, Trikanjan, Ghulam Nabi Sheikh son of  Wali Muhammad Sheikh and Muhammad Maqbool Sheikh son of  Ghulam Muhammad Sheikh residents of Ladi  who were cutting green timber from forest compartment No 51 at Bachi Trikanjan Boniyar, Baramulla,” the spokesman said.  A case FIR No 01 /2014 under section 379 RPC, 6 F. Act was registered against the trio in Police Station Boniyar and investigation has been started.