Archive · 4 Jan 2026
Unauthorized Pony Operator Booked in Katra
A man named Gulam Mustafa was caught by the police while working as a pony operator on the Mata Vaishno Devi track in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir.
The police stopped him during a routine check and found out that he did not have the proper authorization to operate there.
He was booked for not having a valid registered service card, which is required for pony operators on this track.
This incident happened on January 4, and Gulam Mustafa is a resident of Village Chumbian.
Gulam Mustafa was booked for operating as a pony porter without authorization on the Mata Vaishno Devi track.
The incident occurred during a routine police patrol at Ban Ganga.
Mustafa was asked to produce a valid registered service card but could not.
He is a resident of Village Chumbian in Reasi district.
The incident was reported on January 4.
- Who
- Gulam Mustafa, a pony operator
- What
- Unauthorized operation of pony services on the Mata Vaishno Devi track
- When
- January 4
- Where
- Katra, Jammu and Kashmir
- Why
- Lack of a valid registered service card
- Location
- Katra, Jammu and Kashmir
- Individual Booked
- Gulam Mustafa
- Residence
- Village Chumbian
- Date of Incident
- January 4
- Track Involved
- Mata Vaishno Devi track