Unlawful mining racket busted in Moga, 4 booked
Moga, February 24
The Moga police busted an unlawful mining racket on panchayat land in Dharamkot sub-division of the district and seized six tractor-trailers and a poclain machine from the spot.
On a tip-off, a police celebration of the Kot-ise-Khan police station raided a panchayat land at Daulewala village the place unlawful mining by just a few native residents was happening.
Midnight raid
I together with my staff raided the mining spot at about 1 am on the intervening night time of Thursday and Friday and located that unlawful mining was on. Puran Singh, ASI
The incharge of the raiding celebration, Assistant Sub-Inspector Puran Singh, mentioned that he acquired a tip-off that unlawful mining was happening at panchayat land in Daulewala village through the night time. “I together with my staff raided the mining spot at about 1 am on the intervening night time of Thursday and Friday and located that the unlawful mining was on,” he mentioned.
On seeing the police celebration, a minimum of 4 individuals — three of them recognized as Avtar Singh Fauji, Suba Singh and Buta Singh — ran away forsaking six tractor-trailers and a poclain machine.
The ASI mentioned that the police impounded all of the autos. One of many trailers was loaded with sand extracted from the panchayat land.
He mentioned {that a} legal case below Sections 379 and 411 of the IPC and Part 21 of the Mines and Minerals (Improvement and Regulation) Act 1957 has been registered in opposition to them on the Kot-ise-Khan police station and efforts have been on to arrest them.