Touseef Wani
GANDERBAL : Police in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday claimed to have arrested three drug peddlers in the district.
In a statement issued to Kashmir Despatch which reads, On a specific information, SHO PS Gund SI Abdul Rashid under the supervision of SDPO Kangan Shri Yasir Qadri-JKPS, raided two spots at Fraw Haknar & Ganiwan Gund and seized 248 bags of cement labelled as “Not for Retail Sale” from the possession of three persons identified as Ishtiyaq Ahmad Shah S/O Abdul Ahad Shah, Mushtaq Ahmad Shah S/O Abdul Ahad Shah residents of Fraw, Gund and Ehsan-ul-Haq S/O Abdul Ahad Bhat R/O Sumbal Bala, Gund.
The cement was meant for use in Government works only. The accused persons were arrested and illicit cement has also been seized on spot.
In this regard case FIR Nos. 31/2021, 32/2021 and 33/2021 U/S 408, 424, 109, 34 IPC has been registered at Police Station Gund and Investigation taken up.
People of the area hailed this action of Police the statement further reads.
