Sand mafia unleash terror in Bihar, three killed in five days
1 year, 1 month ago

Sand mafia unleash terror in Bihar, three killed in five days

Op India  

“Nothing new”, is what Bihar education minister Chandra Shekhar said about a sand mafia tractor mowing down a police sub-inspector this week. BJP Spokesperson Arvind Kumar Singh alleged that the sand mafia is running a parallel economy in Bihar asserting that the sand market in the state goes beyond Rs 25 lakh crore. On November 14, a police sub-inspector and in-charge of Garhi Police Station Prabhat Ranjan was mowed down by a tractor transporting sand illegally near Mahulia Tand village in Bihar’s Jamui district. The incident unfolded in the night when a team of NTPC Khaira police received information that the sand mafia moving sand illegally on tractors.

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Odisha Minister’s Surprise Raid Busts Illegal Sand Transportation
16 hours, 8 minutes ago

Odisha Minister’s Surprise Raid Busts Illegal Sand Transportation

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: In a bold move, Odisha Mines Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena personally intercepted multiple trucks involved in the illegal transportation of sand near Barakoli village in Kantilo, Nayagarh district, late Monday night.Acting on a tip-off from locals, the minister stopped a truck en route to a loading dock and summoned the local tehsildar, road transport officials, and police to conduct …

Illegal sand mining in Chaliyar goes unchecked as locals slam police, Revenue dept.
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Illegal sand mining in Chaliyar goes unchecked as locals slam police, Revenue dept.

The Hindu  

Taking advantage of lack of surveillance, illegal sand miners have carved out unauthorised access roads to the banks of Chaliyar eyeing the huge deposit of sand formed in the river following the recent landslides in Wayanad and Vilangad in Kozhikode. Police and Revenue officials had become less active in the region due to attacks on officials who took a firm …

Andhra Pradesh: Kovur Police Launch Crackdown on Illegal Sand Mining
6 months, 1 week ago

Andhra Pradesh: Kovur Police Launch Crackdown on Illegal Sand Mining

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: The Kovur police in Nellore district have launched a crackdown against illegal sand mining operations in the region, resulting in the seizure of several sand-laden tractors and tipper lorries. He warned that the police would not hesitate to enforce the law against illegal sand mining activities. "We are determined to trace the masterminds behind this illegal sand transportation racket …

Officials narrowly escape attack by mining mafia in Odisha
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Officials narrowly escape attack by mining mafia in Odisha

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA: Tension prevailed in Bada Bisol area under Kaptipada sub-division in Mayurbhanj district on Saturday after sand mining mafia attempted to attack two mining officers who had imposed fines for the illegal transportation of sand from the Sono river. Though the two officers narrowly escaped the attack, a group of local residents protested against the mafia and urged the officers …

Illegal sand mining: Geologist attacked in Karnataka's Honnavar taluk
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Illegal sand mining: Geologist attacked in Karnataka's Honnavar taluk

New Indian Express  

KARWAR: Senior geologist Asha MS, who was attacked by a group of people involved in illegal sand extraction, has written to the Uttara Kannada police requesting protection for the scientists of Geological Survey of India. Asha had visited the Aaroli village in Honnavar taluk, on Wednesday, to raid an illegal sand mining site. The police lodged a complaint against Jagadish …

After Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, ED scanner on illegal mining in Bihar
11 months ago

After Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, ED scanner on illegal mining in Bihar

Hindustan Times  

After West Bengal, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, the Enforcement Directorate has turned its attention towards the mining mafia in Bihar, where large syndicates are allegedly involved in illegal sand mining, causing environmental degradation and huge losses to the state exchequer, people familiar with the developments said. In the past eight months alone, ED has established that illegal sand mining has caused …

Police inspector mowed down by tractor illegally transporting sand in Bihar's Jamui
1 year, 2 months ago

Police inspector mowed down by tractor illegally transporting sand in Bihar's Jamui

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: A police sub-inspector was allegedly killed by the sand mafia in Bihar’s Jamui district on Tuesday. The incident occurred when the police official tried to stop a tractor engaged in transporting illegal sand near Mahulia village under the jurisdiction of Garhi police station. According to the officials investigating the case, the inspector was fatally mowed down by the tractor …

'Nothing New': Bihar Education Min Chandra Shekhar on sand mafia tractor mowing down a cop
1 year, 2 months ago

'Nothing New': Bihar Education Min Chandra Shekhar on sand mafia tractor mowing down a cop

Op India  

On 14th November, a police sub-inspector was allegedly moved down by a tractor transporting sand illegally near Mahulia Tand village in Bihar’s Jamui district. Mortal remains of the deceased Bihar cop; Home guard also injured The deceased inspector has been identified as Prabhat Ranjan, a resident of Siwan district. Police said, “Garhi police station in-charge mowed down allegedly by a …

Sand mafia tractor mows down cop in Bihar, home guard critical
1 year, 2 months ago

Sand mafia tractor mows down cop in Bihar, home guard critical

Op India  

A police Inspector was allegedly moved down by a tractor transporting sand illegally near Mahulia Tand village in Bihar’s Jamui district. According to the police one home guard who was injured in the incident is said to be critical. The deceased inspector has been identified as Prabhat Ranjan, a resident of Siwan district.”He was rushed to a nearby Hospital where …

Bihar: Police official mowed down by tractor loaded with illegal sand in Jamui, hunt for accused on
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar: Police official mowed down by tractor loaded with illegal sand in Jamui, hunt for accused on

India TV News  

Bihar: A speeding tractor carrying illegal sand mowed down a police team near the Ropavel village under Garhi police station area of Jamui district in Bihar, killing a sub-Inspector while also severely injuring a Home Guard personnel, officials said on Tuesday. "A special team has been constituted to find the accused tractor driver," Jamui Police said. DSP Abhishek Kumar Singh …

Sand mafia earned ₹40,000 crore with ‘tacit support’ of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, alleges Chandrababu Naidu
1 year, 4 months ago

Sand mafia earned ₹40,000 crore with ‘tacit support’ of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, alleges Chandrababu Naidu

The Hindu  

Telugu Desam Party national president N. Chandrababu Naidu has alleged that the YSR Congress Party leaders are behind the sand mafia which has earned ₹40,000 crore by excavating minor minerals and selling them in violation of norms despite a stay imposed by National Green Tribunal and the same being upheld by Supreme Court. More than 40 lakh construction workers have …

Karnataka: Cop on duty crushed to death by sand mafia's tractor
1 year, 6 months ago

Karnataka: Cop on duty crushed to death by sand mafia's tractor

Deccan Chronicle  

Kalaburagi: A Police Head Constable of Nelogi Police Station was killed when a tractor, transporting illegally-mined sand, ran over him in Narayanapura village of Kalaburagi district on Thursday night. According to the Superintendent of Police for Kalaburagi district, Isha Pant, Head Constable Mayura Chauhan, and Constable Pramod were deputed for patrolling in the area due to multiple complaints of illegal …

Cops, administration crack down on illegal mining, sand mafia in Bihar’s Kaimur
1 year, 8 months ago

Cops, administration crack down on illegal mining, sand mafia in Bihar’s Kaimur

Hindustan Times  

In a massive crackdown against illegal sand mining and mafia in Bihar’s Kaimur district, the district administration, police, transport and mining officials seized 87 trucks overloaded with sand during a day-night raid, officials said on Saturday. Following a video conferencing with chief secretary Amir Subhani after the Bihta incident and allotment of additional Bihar Special Armed Police force to assist …

Killer mafia: The Hindu Editorial on the sand mafia in Tamil Nadu and attacks on public servants
1 year, 8 months ago

Killer mafia: The Hindu Editorial on the sand mafia in Tamil Nadu and attacks on public servants

The Hindu  

The gruesome murder of Lourdhu Francis, a Village Administrative Officer in Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu, on Tuesday — he was in his office — is a reminder of the lengths to which the sand mafia will go to protect its lucrative activities involving illegal quarrying. Five years ago, in neighbouring Tirunelveli, a 33-year-old police constable was brutally murdered by the …

With police, politicians in cahoots illegal sand mining gets money and murder
1 year, 8 months ago

With police, politicians in cahoots illegal sand mining gets money and murder

The Hindu  

Balakrishnan, a farmer in Agaram near Murappanadu, takes his cattle to graze with armed police protection. When his complaints regarding the sand mining issue fell on the deaf ears of police, he moved the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, which directed the police to give him round-the-clock protection. “Since this illegal business is run with the backing of …

Bihar police station gheraoed after arrest of sand mafia who attacked officials
1 year, 8 months ago

Bihar police station gheraoed after arrest of sand mafia who attacked officials

Hindustan Times  

A group of people gheraoed the Bihta police station in Bihar’s Patna district on Tuesday demanding the release of 45 people who were arrested on Monday for illegal sand mining and attacking officials, police said. Officials of the Bihar’s Mining Department, including two women, were beaten with sticks allegedly by sand mining mafia after they seized overloaded sand trucks on …

Sand mafia tries to run over officer in Jharkhand’s Khunti; Case registered
1 year, 8 months ago

Sand mafia tries to run over officer in Jharkhand’s Khunti; Case registered

Hindustan Times  

The Jharkhand police on Tuesday said that they have registered a case against alleged members of illegal sand traders who tried to hit a truck on the vehicle of Khunti sub divisional officer Aniket Sachan when he was chasing another sand-laden truck on Sunday night. The incident occurred when the officer was conducting raids near Bala More under Karra police …

Bihar team of mining officials thrashed for stopping trucks in Patna; 44 arrested
1 year, 8 months ago

Bihar team of mining officials thrashed for stopping trucks in Patna; 44 arrested

Hindustan Times  

PATNA: A team of Bihar’s mining department including a woman officer were attacked by miscreants after they stopped two trucks and parked the vehicles near an abandoned petrol pump on Monday afternoon. Patna SSP Rajiv Mishra said the Bihta police registered three FIRs against the suspects as well as truck owners under sections of attempt to murder and illegal mining …

Officials pelted with stones, dragged during raid on mining mafia in Patna; 44 held
1 year, 8 months ago

Officials pelted with stones, dragged during raid on mining mafia in Patna; 44 held

India Today  

Three mining officers, including two women, were attacked and assaulted when they went to conduct raids in Patna's Maner area on Monday afternoon. The Patna administration said a team from the mining department went to Koilwar bridge in Maner, 30 km away from Patna, as it had received complaints of illegal sand mining in the area. According to officials in …

3, including 2 minors killed during illegal sand mining in north Bengal
1 year, 10 months ago

3, including 2 minors killed during illegal sand mining in north Bengal

Hindustan Times  

Three, including two minors, who were allegedly illegally mining sand from the bank of the Balasan river near Siliguri in North Bengal, were killed after a portion of the mound caved in, police said. Police said the incident took place in north Bengal on Monday morning Police said the incident took place on Monday morning in which three were killed …

IAS officer in Odisha comes under attack of sand mafia
1 year, 11 months ago

IAS officer in Odisha comes under attack of sand mafia

The Hindu  

An Indian Administrative Service officer was allegedly attacked by sand mafia when he sought to check papers of a sand-laden truck in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday. The incident took place when Balasore Sub-Collector Kunal Motiram Chavan, a 2020-batch IAS officer, was returning to the district headquarter town of Balasore. Mr. Chavan was sent to assess the value of seized …

Rajasthan cop stops tractor with illegally mined sand, thrashed by them: Police
2 years, 5 months ago

Rajasthan cop stops tractor with illegally mined sand, thrashed by them: Police

Hindustan Times  

A Rajasthan police constable was thrashed by half-a-dozen men with sticks and iron rods in the Kota district for stopping a tractor trolley loaded with illegally-mined sand gravel late on Sunday, police said. Police said the driver of the tractor trolley loaded with illegally mined sand called his associates after the constable stopped him Constable Ram Chandra saw the tractor …

Driven by greed, audacious sand mafia kills with impunity
2 years, 5 months ago

Driven by greed, audacious sand mafia kills with impunity

Firstpost  

The shocking murder of a Haryana DSP red flags the audacity of the sand mafia. Activists, police officials and journalists who have probed local illegal sand mining issues have been killed. The very same day, 26-year-old G Moses, a television journalist in Tamil Nadu, probing illegal sand mining, was hacked to death. According to the Sand Mining Framework, 2018, the …

Illegal sand mining rampant in old Karimnagar district
2 years, 6 months ago

Illegal sand mining rampant in old Karimnagar district

Deccan Chronicle  

KARIMNAGAR: Instead of keeping check on illegal sand quarrying and transportation, the officials of revenue and police departments are allegedly joining hands with contractors, causing huge loss to the government exchequer in erstwhile Karimnagar district. Several big contractors from Hyderabad purchase sand from old Karimnagar district and dump it at their secret places for completing their projects, it is alleged. …

Whistleblower Says 'Will be Business as Usual After Polls' as Sand Mining Threatens to Soil Channi Image
2 years, 11 months ago

Whistleblower Says 'Will be Business as Usual After Polls' as Sand Mining Threatens to Soil Channi Image

News 18  

Gurnam Singh comes to the Bela bus stand in Chamkaur Sahib, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s constituency, every day. He knows that Channi’s nephew Bhupinder Singh alias Honey has been sent to 14-day judicial custody in the illegal sand mind case. The prospect is worrisome for Gurnam Singh and my like him in the village who blew the whistle on …

Bihar amends mine rules with aim to contain emboldened sand mining mafia
3 years, 6 months ago

Bihar amends mine rules with aim to contain emboldened sand mining mafia

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar government is amending the mines rules to provision for levy of heavy fines following seizure of vehicles involved in illegal sand mining, which has shown no sign of abating, leading to environmental hazard and revenue losses. Sand mined from nearby Sone River in Patna and Bhojpur districts is shipped to Chirand in boats to be smuggled to north …

Farmer Killed in Firing During Anti-sand Mining Operation in MP, 9 Forest Officials Booked
3 years, 7 months ago

Farmer Killed in Firing During Anti-sand Mining Operation in MP, 9 Forest Officials Booked

News 18  

A farmer was killed allegedly in a firing by a forest department team during an operation against illegal sand mining and transportation at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district on Sunday, following which a case was registered against nine personnel of the department, officials said. The farmer was returning home, when he was killed after the forest team opened …

SANDRP report points to increasing violence by illegal sand miners and calls for urgent need to regulate riverbed mining
4 years ago

SANDRP report points to increasing violence by illegal sand miners and calls for urgent need to regulate riverbed mining

The Hindu  

SAND mining, fuelled by the booming construction industry, has grown into a huge business in India though much of it is illegal. The South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People has documented the impact of illegal sand mining on the lives of people in a report titled “Sand Mining Violence India: 2019-20”. According to the report, for almost two …

Javadekar Issues Stern Warning Against Sand Mining Mafia on National Forest Martyrs Day
4 years, 4 months ago

Javadekar Issues Stern Warning Against Sand Mining Mafia on National Forest Martyrs Day

News 18  

Paying tributes to martyred forest officials, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday came down heavily on sand mining mafia, saying attacks on revenue or forest officials will not be tolerated and strict action will be taken against the culprits. The environment minister appealed to the state governments to take the issue of sand mining mafia seriously and impose strict …

Illegal sand mining operation busted in Dombivli
4 years, 4 months ago

Illegal sand mining operation busted in Dombivli

Hindustan Times  

Kalyan tehsil administration cracked down on illegal sand mining activity at Kumbharkhanpada along Dombivli Creek. HT Image Kalyan tehsildar Deepak Akade said, “We received complaints about sand mining, based on which we sent our teams to the spot. Our team will be deployed at the spot to ensure there is no such activity in future.” The action was taken following …

Sand Mining Mafia Run Constable's Leg over with Tractor in MP's Sehore, Arrested
4 years, 5 months ago

Sand Mining Mafia Run Constable's Leg over with Tractor in MP's Sehore, Arrested

News 18  

A police constable in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district was injured after members of the sand mafia ran his leg over with a tractor and trolley on Thursday evening. Police had received a tip-off that the mafia were loading sand in three trolleys illegally at Jahazpura village in Avlighat following which Salkapur chowki in-charge Raju Makhone and other cops reached the …

Shifting sands in Andhra Pradesh: On Jaganmohan Reddy government’s attempt to regulate sand mining
5 years, 1 month ago

Shifting sands in Andhra Pradesh: On Jaganmohan Reddy government’s attempt to regulate sand mining

The Hindu  

It’s 3.30 p.m. on a Sunday in November and there is hectic activity on the dry river bed of Nagavali. However, environmentalists caution that this sand mining policy still has a long way to go from being “legal” and “scientific”, as the government claims. In April 2019, a ₹100 crore fine was imposed by the NGT on the State government …

MP govt cracks whip on cops over illegal sand mining
5 years, 4 months ago

MP govt cracks whip on cops over illegal sand mining

India TV News  

A video showing a police official negotiating with the mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh has surfaced, revealing that the illegal activity is being done with the complicity of the police. The order said, "Illegal mining and its transportation is being done in the district but the police doesn't take appropriate action. Police force must be deployed to stop illegal mining …

Illegal sand mining: Capital works push up demand
5 years, 5 months ago

Illegal sand mining: Capital works push up demand

The Hindu  

The mighty Krishna, which disgorges from the rugged hill ranges of Palnadu and traverses through the deltaic plains before emptying itself into the Bay of Bengal, has not only emerged as a lifeline for the district, but its river bed continues to provide quality sand used in construction. The sand reaches across the river have met the needs of construction …

Illegal sand mining: Construction workers hit hard
5 years, 5 months ago

Illegal sand mining: Construction workers hit hard

The Hindu  

While the ban on sand mining has been successful in clamping down on the sand mafia to a large extent in the district, its consequences are just not limited to the so-called mafia. "There are about 85,000 construction workers in Kurnool city," said J. Nageswara Rao, district secretary of the Building and Other Construction Workers Union. However, Mr. Rao claimed …

Illegal sand mining in Madhya Pradesh: Mafia takes to Narmada river to evade police as politicos play blame game
5 years, 9 months ago

Illegal sand mining in Madhya Pradesh: Mafia takes to Narmada river to evade police as politicos play blame game

Firstpost  

The modus operandi of the sand mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh resembles a Bollywood action flick: the police is busy scanning roads in siren-blaring jeeps while the smugglers escape unchallenged over water. Bhopal: The modus operandi of the sand mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh resembles a Bollywood action flick: The police is busy scanning roads in siren-blaring jeeps while the …

Illegal sand mining: Congress govt in Madhya Pradesh fails to address menace despite tall pre-poll promises; state rivers suffer
5 years, 11 months ago

Illegal sand mining: Congress govt in Madhya Pradesh fails to address menace despite tall pre-poll promises; state rivers suffer

Firstpost  

Although the new government in Madhya Pradesh promised a slew of measures to tackle the problem, the ground reality is much grimmer. *** Bhopal: Before the 2018 Assembly elections, the Congress went hammer and tongs after BJP’s Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led Madhya Pradesh government over rampant illegal sand mining in the state. Now, with the two parties swapping places, BJP’s Leader …

Sand mafia allegedly mows down forest official in Madhya Pradesh's Morena with tractor; case lodged against unknown assailants
6 years, 4 months ago

Sand mafia allegedly mows down forest official in Madhya Pradesh's Morena with tractor; case lodged against unknown assailants

Firstpost  

A Forest Department officer deputed to check sand mafia operations was intentionally run over and killed by a tractor-trolley laden with illegally mined sand in Morena on Friday morning, police said. Morena: A Forest Department officer deputed to check sand mafia operations was intentionally run over and killed by a tractor-trolley laden with illegally mined sand in Morena on Friday …

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