Sand Mining Mafia

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 driver of a truck carrying allegedly illegally mined sand tried to run over a woman official after she and her colleagues seized eight such vehicles during checking in Maharashtra's Nagpur district on Sunday morning, an official said.

A police constable was run over by a truck carrying illegally mined sand in Karnataka's Kalburgi district Thursday evening.

Four people, including three children, were killed after their tempo was hit by a tractor allegedly used for illegal sand mining in Rajasthan's Alwar on Thursday.

The Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested a wanted member of a sand mining mafia after a brief encounter in Moradabad district, days after it had made an unsuccessful attempt to nab him from Udham Singh Nagar district of neighbouring Uttarakhand.

Several villagers were arrested on Tuesday in Gaya district of Bihar after they clashed with the police officials assisting government officials in the auction of sand mines.

Bhupinder Singh alias Honey, the arrested nephew of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, has "accepted" that he received Rs 10 crore cash in lieu of facilitating sand mining operations and transfer or posting of officials in the border state

Punjab ex-chief minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday said Charanjit Singh Channi's denial of involvement in illegal sand mining was a "total lie" and alleged he had received inputs that the CM had a share in the mafia, along with other Congress l

ED has seized cash, gold, and a Rolex watch from the residential premises of land mafia Bhupinder Singh Honey, a relative of Charanjit Singh Channi, and others in connection with an alleged illegal sand mining case.

Charanjit Singh Channi today refuted AAP leader Raghav Chadha's claims of illegal mining in his Assembly constituency and gave a strict warning to AAP leaders from Delhi that no "outsiders" will be allowed to raise an "unfounded alarm" in the state.

Raghav Chadha challenged Mr Channi's much-publicised claim that his government has kept various mafias in check.He called the Congress government's claims "hollow".

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.

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 driver of a truck carrying allegedly illegally mined sand tried to run over a woman official after she and her colleagues seized eight such vehicles during checking in Maharashtra's Nagpur district on Sunday morning, an official said.

A police constable was run over by a truck carrying illegally mined sand in Karnataka's Kalburgi district Thursday evening.

Four people, including three children, were killed after their tempo was hit by a tractor allegedly used for illegal sand mining in Rajasthan's Alwar on Thursday.

The Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested a wanted member of a sand mining mafia after a brief encounter in Moradabad district, days after it had made an unsuccessful attempt to nab him from Udham Singh Nagar district of neighbouring Uttarakhand.

Several villagers were arrested on Tuesday in Gaya district of Bihar after they clashed with the police officials assisting government officials in the auction of sand mines.

Bhupinder Singh alias Honey, the arrested nephew of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, has "accepted" that he received Rs 10 crore cash in lieu of facilitating sand mining operations and transfer or posting of officials in the border state

Punjab ex-chief minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday said Charanjit Singh Channi's denial of involvement in illegal sand mining was a "total lie" and alleged he had received inputs that the CM had a share in the mafia, along with other Congress l

ED has seized cash, gold, and a Rolex watch from the residential premises of land mafia Bhupinder Singh Honey, a relative of Charanjit Singh Channi, and others in connection with an alleged illegal sand mining case.

Charanjit Singh Channi today refuted AAP leader Raghav Chadha's claims of illegal mining in his Assembly constituency and gave a strict warning to AAP leaders from Delhi that no "outsiders" will be allowed to raise an "unfounded alarm" in the state.

Raghav Chadha challenged Mr Channi's much-publicised claim that his government has kept various mafias in check.He called the Congress government's claims "hollow".

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.