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Illegal band saw mill seized at Bongaigaon's Fulkumari village

A mobile improvised illegal band saw mill was seized along with illegal timber on Thursday at Fulkumari village near

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OUR CORRESPONDENT

BONGAIGAON: A mobile improvised illegal band saw mill was seized along with illegal timber on Thursday at Fulkumari village near Bidyapur of Bongaigaon district, jointly by the staff of Special Forest Protection Squad, Bongaigaon and Bahalpur Forest Range, Bahalpur as per direction of the DFO, Aie Valley Forest Division, Bongaigaon.

The seized materials have been kept at the Bahalpur Forest Range Office for safe custody. The market value of the seized property is assessed to be more than Rs 1 lakh. Investigation is going on to arrest the culprits involved in illegal trade of timber and the owner of the illegal band saw mill.