From Mayukh Goswami
Mangaldai : In a result of the strict instruction issued by State Forest and Environment Minister Parimal Suklabaidya to intensify operation against the organized gang of timber smugglers, the staff of Mangaldai Forest Beat under North Kamrup Division on Wednesday has seized five numbers of illegal saw mills from different location of Darrang district. The timber smugglers in connivance with a section of corrupt forest and police officials have allegedly been doing a flourishing business as the smuggled timbers are illegally sawn in these saw mills. In the operation, the Forest officials also seized a large quantity of smuggled timbers. However, the timber smugglers and the owners of these unauthorized saw mills on seeing the Forest team managed to flee away from the spot.
Meanshile the Forest officials have lodged FIR in concerned police stations against Saidur Ali, Ismail Ahmed and Masto Ali of Shyampur under Panbari Outpost of Dhula Police Station, Sohrab Ali and Akkash Ali of No. 1 Mazgaon and Moksed Ali of Karim Chowk under Daipam Outpost of Dalgaon Police Station informed to PNI byForest Beat Officer Debabrata Sarma who had led the daylong successful operation.
