Friday 17th Jul, 2026
Srinagar, Jul 2: Two forest employees were injured when they were attacked by sand smugglers in north Kashmir district of Bandipora on Tuesday, official sources said.
They said two forest employees Abdul Rashid and Mohammad Hussain who were on patrol to check illegal sand extraction along the banks of Wular Lake in Laharwalpora village were attacked by the smugglers.
They said both the forest employees were beaten by the smugglers. Later, one of them was taken to district hospital Bandipora for treatment.
He said that police have taken cognizance of the case and registered an FIR against eleven accused persons under FIR No. 71/2019 under section 307 RPC at police station Bandipora.