Sand Mafia In Madhya Pradesh

A tribal farmer has been brutally killed in Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh, allegedly by sand mafia. The incident took place late Sunday night in Gannai village.

Authorities have demolished the houses of two persons accused in a case of crushing a policeman to death by a tractor-trolley transporting illegally mined sand in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol district, an official said on Monday.

A policeman was run over by a tractor which was being used for illegal sand mining in Madhya Pradesh, the police said.

The sand mafia is still "looting" the people of Madhya Pradesh and the government is unable to stop it - the severe accusation has been made not by a member of the opposition but a senior cabinet minister in the state.

A sub-divisional magistrate has alleged that a local Congress leader forcibly freed a confiscated sand-laden truck linked to illegal mining operations in the area and threatened her

A 35-year-old man was arrested early Saturday for allegedly running over and killing a Forest Department officer with a sand-laden tractor-trolley, police said.

A forest guard was run over by men who were illegally transporting sand in Madhya Pradesh's Chambal area on Friday. The guard had tried to stop a tractor, carrying sand in Morena, the police told NDTV.

In horrific CCTV footage from Madhya Pradesh, a journalist riding a two-wheeler vanishes under a truck that runs him over on a fairly busy stretch in Bhind, around 500 km from state capital Bhopal.

Police have provided additional security to a woman IAS officer posted in Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh, after she claimed threat to her life from the sand mining mafia.

Five people have been detained in connection with an attack on a woman mining inspector in Madhya Pradesh, allegedly by the sand mafia. The attack took place in Shajapur on Wednesday when during a raid on the banks of Nevaj River.

A woman mining inspector and eight home guards were attacked in Madhya Pradesh's Shajapur on Wednesday, allegedly by sand mafia, during a raid on the banks of Nevaj River.

The driver and cleaner of the dumper that allegedly mowed down a constable as he was trying to stop the vehicle carrying illegally mined sand from the Chambal River in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district, were arrested today, officials said.

The elder brother of the Madhya Pradesh police constable who was allegedly mowed down by a truck carrying illegal sand lost both his legs after he fell off a train during a scuffle with a pickpocket.

The state government has announced a compensation to the bereaved family which includes Rs 11 lakh, salary for his entire period of service, a government job and education to his children.

Taking serious note of the killing of a police constable allegedly by sand mafia in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today said the case will be probed by a Special Investigation Team (SIT).

A tribal farmer has been brutally killed in Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh, allegedly by sand mafia. The incident took place late Sunday night in Gannai village.

Authorities have demolished the houses of two persons accused in a case of crushing a policeman to death by a tractor-trolley transporting illegally mined sand in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol district, an official said on Monday.

A policeman was run over by a tractor which was being used for illegal sand mining in Madhya Pradesh, the police said.

The sand mafia is still "looting" the people of Madhya Pradesh and the government is unable to stop it - the severe accusation has been made not by a member of the opposition but a senior cabinet minister in the state.

A sub-divisional magistrate has alleged that a local Congress leader forcibly freed a confiscated sand-laden truck linked to illegal mining operations in the area and threatened her

A 35-year-old man was arrested early Saturday for allegedly running over and killing a Forest Department officer with a sand-laden tractor-trolley, police said.

A forest guard was run over by men who were illegally transporting sand in Madhya Pradesh's Chambal area on Friday. The guard had tried to stop a tractor, carrying sand in Morena, the police told NDTV.

In horrific CCTV footage from Madhya Pradesh, a journalist riding a two-wheeler vanishes under a truck that runs him over on a fairly busy stretch in Bhind, around 500 km from state capital Bhopal.

Police have provided additional security to a woman IAS officer posted in Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh, after she claimed threat to her life from the sand mining mafia.

Five people have been detained in connection with an attack on a woman mining inspector in Madhya Pradesh, allegedly by the sand mafia. The attack took place in Shajapur on Wednesday when during a raid on the banks of Nevaj River.

A woman mining inspector and eight home guards were attacked in Madhya Pradesh's Shajapur on Wednesday, allegedly by sand mafia, during a raid on the banks of Nevaj River.

The driver and cleaner of the dumper that allegedly mowed down a constable as he was trying to stop the vehicle carrying illegally mined sand from the Chambal River in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district, were arrested today, officials said.

The elder brother of the Madhya Pradesh police constable who was allegedly mowed down by a truck carrying illegal sand lost both his legs after he fell off a train during a scuffle with a pickpocket.

The state government has announced a compensation to the bereaved family which includes Rs 11 lakh, salary for his entire period of service, a government job and education to his children.

Taking serious note of the killing of a police constable allegedly by sand mafia in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today said the case will be probed by a Special Investigation Team (SIT).