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MP plans to deploy retired armymen in mining areas

Facing flak over illegal mining and attacks by the mafia, the mineral resources department plans to rope in retired army personnel and the state industrial security force for deploying them in sensitive mining areas of Madhya Pradesh. Mafia tries to set 5 labourers afire over mining on Son riverbed Unidentified people related to sand mining mafia allegedly tried to burn alive at least five labourers engaged in transportation of sand from Son river for the under-construction government medical college in Shahdol district. The ASI said the illegal sand mining activity near Son river had suffered a rude jolt five days ago when a department team dug trenches in the area where the illegal mining was being reported. A few days back, three men associated illegal miners had threatened those engaged in mining and transporting sand for the under construction medical college to share the mined sand with them, the ASI said.

Hindustan Times

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