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Uttrakhand flood: Stolen wood seized from locals
Muzaffarnagar, July 2: Police today seized wood worth lakhs of rupees, allegedly stolen by locals in Ferozpur village when it came flowing in the Ganga from flood-ravaged Uttrakhand.
"A
team
led
by
sub-divisional
magistrate
Arvind
Tripathi
yesterday
raided
Firozpur
village
and
recovered
wood
worth
lakhs
of
rupees,
which
were
allegedly
stolen
by
villagers
while
they
came
flowing
in
the
Ganga
from
flood-hit
Uttrakhand,"
SSP
Manzil
Saini
said.
District authorities had received complaints about wood being stolen from Ganga river in several villages, including Firozabad, Shukertal, Bahupura, Bhokaheri, Hajuipura, Sikri, Biharighar, Maharaj Nagar and Sitabpuri, Saini said. More raids will be conducted, he added.
PTI
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