Srinagar: Police in Pulwama seized an ‘illegal fuel’ consignment during a routine checking operation.
A police spokesperson informed that a load-carrier was intercepted at Litter, and during checking, the vehicle was found carrying six barrels of an “inflammable substance, apparently petrol/diesel, which was being transported illegally without any valid authorization or permit”.
Given the highly hazardous nature of the material and the serious risk it posed to public safety, the police immediately seized the vehicle along with the barrels, the spokesperson said.
He said a case under sections 303(2) and 287 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has been registered at Police Station Litter, and investigation has been taken up.
Efforts are underway to trace the source of the fuel, its intended destination, and to identify the involvement of other persons, if any, police said.
