Sand Mafia Firing

• Sand mafia allegedly set on fire Maharashtra tehsildar's vehicle

  A tehsildar escaped unhurt while his driver was injured today after unidentified persons, suspected to be sand mafia members, allegedly set on fire his official vehicle in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra, police said.

• Sand mafia in Tamil Nadu? Man run over by mini-truck carrying sand

  A day after the sand mafia allegedly opened fire on officials probing illegal mining in Madhya Pradesh, a young man, who tried to stop illegal sand quarrying in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelevelli district, was run over by a mini-truck allegedly carrying illegal sand.

• Madhya Pradesh: Sand mafia kingpin arrested for firing at officials probing illegal mining

  Police today arrested Kuber Singh, the main accused in the sand mafia case, in which the mafia had fired at officials probing illegal mining in the state's Panna district on Saturday. The police is now on the lookout for two more accused who are absconding.

• Sand mafia fires at officials probing illegal mining in Madhya Pradesh

  Just two days after an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer was allegedly killed by the mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh, officials probing illegal mining were fired at by the sand mafia in the state's Panna district today.