Two truckloads of veneer seized
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, April 11 2023:
A joint team of Kakching CDO unit and Sora police outpost personnel seized two trucks loaded with veneer for making plywood, during a frisking operation conducted near Sora outpost on Sunday.
Police source said that the joint team led by CDO SI Rocky and Sora outpost ASI Md Isad Ali intercepted the trucks around 9.30 pm Sunday.
The trucks (RJ14GN-4934 and RJ34GA-2939) were found loaded with veneer, which is used for making plywood.
Fateh Singh Gurjar s/o Teekaram Gurjar of Habeebpur, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan was driving one of the trucks while Roop Singh, son of Ramkesh Meena and co-driver Sher Singh s/o Raja Singh of Salarpur, Rajasthan were in the other vehicle.
They could not produce any documents to ascertain legal process of transporting the raw material, and as such police seized the trucks and arrested them.
The seized items along with the drivers have been handed over to Range Forest Office, Kakching for further legal actions.