Srinagar, July 8 -- Police today arrested a contractor and a JCB driver for allegedly carrying out unauthorised excavation activity inside a graveyard in the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.
According to police, the incident occurred late on the night of July 7, around 11:50 PM, when local residents reported suspicious excavation at Shiapora village in Delina. using a JCB machine within the graveyard premises.
Police responded swiftly, seized the JCB involved, and brought the situation under control.
The contractor responsible for the excavation was immediately taken into custody. The driver of the machine, however, fled the scene after being confronted by an agitated crowd.
Following sustained efforts by the investigation team,...