IMPHAL, November 24: 27 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of Red Shield Division seized seven tons of firewood being taken off with false transit documents from the area. The wood was loaded in a truck with regn number MN-01 5688 and was coming from Beheng to Singhat. 39 Assam Rifles while conducting a routine checks at its Bualkot check post intercepted the said truck at around 1430 hours on 22 Nov 11. The driver was identified as Mr L Kiran Joy where as the owner of the wood was identified as Mr. Shanti Kumar of Singhat, Churachandpur. The wood was later handed over to the Forest Ranger Officer at Singhat. The prompt reaction and nabbing of the illegal move to put a check on illegitimate supply of wood provided by 27 Sector Assam Rifles was well appreciated by the local populace and civil administration of the district added the released.
