Karnataka: 3 labourers killed after JCB runs them over in Raichur
Hindustan TimesThree labourer died on the spot after a JCB ran over their heads at Neelavanji village of Devadurga taluk in Raichur district in the early hours of Wednesday, officials said. Devagurga police inspector Vanakerappa told HT that the JCB owner Balaiah from Raichur who is a civil work contractor and also allegedly engaged in illegal sand mining. The police officer added that after receiving the information about the alleged illegal sand mining in the taluk, Devadurga Tahasildar KY Bidari with a team from Revenue department raided the Doddambali sand stock yard from where the sand miners were carrying sand illegally. The illegal sand miners after their informers alerted about the arrival the raiding team vacated the stock yard by escaping in the vehicles including the sand laden lorries, tractors by putting off the vehicles’ headlights, the police officer said.
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