SRINAGAR, Nov. 20 -- J&K Police conducted extensive inspection drives across Awantipora, Ganderbal, Sopore, and Budgam to ensure strict compliance with regulations governing chemicals, fertilisers, and hardware materials, and to prevent their misuse.

Police teams inspected stock registers, sale and purchase records, licenses, and other mandatory documents at local chemical, fertiliser, and hardware shops. The checks focused on identifying irregularities and ensuring that materials which could pose safety risks were not being misused. Traders were advised to maintain accurate documentation and cooperate with inspection teams.

Special teams from various police stations, supervised by senior officers, examined invoices, storage conditions,...