Srinagar, Jan. 6 -- Police on Monday seized six barrels of illegal fuel consignment in Pulwama.

Police said its sleuths in Pulwama successfully seized an illegal fuel consignment during a routine checking operation. "A police party intercepted a vehicle (load carrier) at Litter on suspicion. During checking, the vehicle was found carrying six barrels of an inflammable substance, apparently petrol/diesel, which was being transported illegally without any valid authorisation or permit. Given the highly hazardous nature of the material and the serious risk it posed to public safety, the police immediately seized the vehicle along with the barrels," it said in a statement.

He said a case under Sections 303(2) and 287 of the Bharatiya Nyaya ...