Kupwara: At least 50 apple tree saplings were chopped down last night by unknown persons in Sogam area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
A Police official said that on Wednesday morning they received a complaint from one Muhammad Rafeeq Sheikh, son of Abdul Khaliq Sheikh from Sogam following which a Police team was sent there for the on ground assessment of the site.
“It was found that 50 apple tree saplings have been chopped down following which a formal FIR has been registered at Police Station Sogam,” he said.
The Police official said that prima facie suggests that it is a case of personal rivalry.