A police team was allegedly attacked by sand mining mafia in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura, police said. Two accused persons have been arrested in connection with the incident.
Police have arrested the accused driver Siddanna in the case and he has confessed to the crime.
Sand mafia mocks law, fires gun to terrorise people in Jalon
Illegal sand mining is a perennial problem in India but it assumes gargantuan proportions right before the onset of monsoon because swollen rivers make extraction extremely difficult during the rainy season.
Illegal sand mining is a perennial problem in India but it assumes gargantuan proportions right before the onset of monsoon because swollen rivers make extraction extremely difficult during the rainy season.
Bhopal: A woman mining inspector and eight home guards were attacked by sand mafia in Madhya Pradesh's Shajapur district on Wednesday when they were inspecting illegal excavation of sand from Nevaj river near Banka Khedi
Bhopal: In the wake of the killing of a police constable allegedly by sand mafia in Madhya Pradesh, senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia today said the state BJP government has failed to rein in such
Morena (Madhya Pradesh): Dharmendra Chouhan, an on duty constable was crushed to death in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district on Sunday when he tried to stop a dumper carrying illegally quarried sand.According to police, Chouhan, an
Bengaluru: Social activist and whistleblower Ganesh S Koundiny has claimed that IAS officer DK Ravi was planning to raid several real estate developers to unearth commercial tax evasion.Times of India reported that Ravi, soon after
New Delhi: As the death of an IAS officer who had taken on the sand mafia sparked protests in Karnataka, the Centre on Tuesday said it was the responsibility of the state government to handle
Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said the government will streamline issue of permits to truckers for sand transportation in the state. “We will streamline the issue of giving permits to truckers for sand transportation
Hapur, UP: The Noida sand mafia has allegedly shifted its activities to Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh, police said Friday after they seized 15 trucks loaded with sand and arrested the drivers.The sand was being brought
Shimla, Aug 8: Sub-Divisional Magistrate Yunus Khan, a batch-mate of suspended IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, had a narrow escape when a tractor-trailer tried to ram his official vehicle while he was checking illegal quarrying
New Delhi/Lucknow, Aug 6: Hardening its stand on the IAS officer's suspension issue, a defiant Samajwadi Party(SP) today said erring officers will be punished and said Centre can withdraw all IAS officers from Uttar Pradesh
New Delhi, July 30: Disregarding the party gag, Congress leader and Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma today launched fresh attack on Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, alleging he was “hand in glove” with sand
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