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During routine enforcement operations, a team comprising Enforcement Inspector Kathua Anil Gupta and Agriculture Extension Assistant Rajesh Kumar, in coordination with Assistant Director Law Enforcement Jammu Kuldeep Singh, intercepted a vehicle bearing registration number PB06BA-1514 carrying the consignment. Preliminary investigations found the urea was being moved in violation of provisions governing the distribution of subsidised fertilizers and the team seized both the vehicle and the stock.
An FIR has been registered at Police Station Kathua against those involved and further investigation is underway.Ā Director Agriculture Jammu and Controller of Fertilizers Anil Gupta said strict action will continue against those involved in the illegal transportation, diversion, black marketing or misuse of subsidised fertilizers and reiterated the department's commitment to ensuring agricultural inputs reach intended beneficiaries.
The department has advised fertilizer dealers, transporters and other stakeholders to adhere to the prescribed guidelines and appealed to the public to report instances of illegal diversion or misuse of agricultural inputs to the authorities concerned.
