3 ARRESTED FOR ILLEGAL RIVER SAND MINING IN DHOLPUR

In a crackdown on sand mafia, police arrested three people and seized a tractor trolley transporting illegal river sand in Dholpur on Saturday.

Police teams carried out a raid on 150 tractor trolleys that were illegally mining sand.

The raid was conducted by police under Sempau police station after superintendent of police of Dholpur Dusht Daman Singh directed action against sand mafia.

SP Singh said after the police launched the raid, the sand mafia opened fire on them. A brief exchange of fire ensued after which three persons were arrested and a tractor was seized from the spot. The other trolleys drove away. Police teams are formed to nab the absconding mafia and the other tractor trolleys involved.

Earlier, there have been several encounters between sand mafia and police.

Mafia hit a police constable Narendra Singh deployed at Housing Board police outpost when he was returning from police lines on March 29.

On March 26, sand mafia of Chambal river opened fire on police, damaging the police vehicle.

On September 18, hundreds of supporters of sand mafias attacked Kaluari police station and snatched a tractor trolley filled with sand.

Sand smuggling has been very much in the practice even after Supreme Court issued orders to ban mining of sand and gravel from river.

BHARATPUR: POLICE TEAMS CARRIED OUT A RAID ON 150 TRACTOR TROLLEYS THAT WERE ILLEGALLY MINING SAND. THREE PERSONS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED