Mohali, Feb. 24 -- The Mullanpur police have nominated the owner of trucks involved in the illegal dumping of garbage near Palheri village and identified the company operating the vehicles in a case registered last month.

Police have named Navkar Constructions as the firm to which the impounded trucks belong and identified one of the drivers as Jagtar Singh. Raids are underway to arrest the remaining accused.

The action follows an investigation into FIR number 0004, registered at Mullanpur police station on January 10, under Section 16 of the Environment (Protection) Act, Sections 271 and 272 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and provisions of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. The case relates to the alleged illegal transportation a...