Eight sand-laden trailers seized

Amritsar: The Amritsar (rural) police have nabbed seven persons for illegal mining on Saturday. The police confiscated eight tractor-trailers. The accused have been identified as Bikramjit Singh of Miandia Kalan, Lovepreet Singh of Dharamkot, Daljit Singh and Karamjit Singh of Miadian Khurd village, Daswinder Singh of Awan village, Angrej Singh, Surinder Singh and Dharam Singh of Miadian Kalan village. Amritsar (rural) Senior Superintendent of Police Dhruv Dahiya said the police got a tip-off regarding illegal sand mining following which a checkpoint was laid near gurdwara Morcha Sahib. The police intercepted eight tractor-trailers with sand. Drivers of these tractors could not produce any document regarding excavation of sand from Ravi river bed. The police have registered a case under Section 379 of the IPC and Section 21 of the Mining and Mineral Act against them. He said further investigations were under progress to identify their accomplices and spots from where the sand was excavated. TNS