Unknown miscreants chopped down more than five hundred apple trees in the Herpora area of Moman in south Kashmir’s Arwani in Anantnag district, causing distress among the local residents.
Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, the local residents said that on Saturday morning some residents of the area visited their orchard only to find their apple trees had been chopped off.
The residents raised alarm and soon the residents found that many more trees had been chopped off completely while the branches of several other trees were cut down by the miscreants.
The locals said that the apple orchards are their only source of livelihood. “Dozens of families are dependent on these trees and the chopping down of the trees has created tremendous panic among the locals,” they said.
Meanwhile, the locals appealed to the officials to find the culprits and compensate the losses they have suffered.
A Police official upon being contacted by The Kashmiriyat said that the locals have registered a complaint in this matter and further investigation has been taken up.