BARAMULLA: Police, in coordination with the Department of Geology and Mining, seized a JCB machine and two tractors during separate operations against alleged illegal mining activities in Baramulla district.
In an operation at Chopan Mohalla, Kongamdara, near the cricket ground, Police Post Kongamdara and mining officials seized a JCB allegedly involved in illegal excavation of soil.
The Department of Geology and Mining seized the machinery under the provisions of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, and imposed a fine of Rs 13,195.
In a separate operation at Pattan, police and mining officials seized a tractor allegedly involved in illegal mining. Another tractor, reportedly carrying illegally extracted sand, was seized at Mirgund.
Police said legal proceedings had been initiated under the relevant provisions of the MMDR Act in both cases.
The operations were part of an ongoing drive against illegal extraction and transportation of minerals in the district.
