CM flying squad busts sand mining racket in Palwal, detects 400 MT stock

A surprise raid conducted by a team of the CM flying squad led to the exposure of the racket related to illegal mining of the river sand in the district. The squad has sought the registration of an FIR against some unidentified persons.

Sharing details, DSP Rajdeep Mor of the flying squad said a stock of around 400 metric tonnes (MT) of river sand mined illegally was found in the fields at Sultanpur village, which was located in the vicinity of the Yamuna river, in the district following a raid conducted on Friday. He said while the sand was lying dumped at three places, there was no claimant found at the spot that led to the suspicion that the sand had been mined illegally and without any permission from the department concerned by some who had been involved in this type of activity. The officials of the Revenue Department, including the Patwari of the region, have been asked to take action against the owners of the land, on which the stock had been detected.

The DSP said no official record of the sand had been found by the team. It is claimed that a racket of illegal mining of river sand is reported to be in some of the villages located adjacent to the river in the district. Led by Inspector Jagdish, the team consisting of cops and officials of the Mining and Revenue Departments had reached the spot.

While the stock was seized, the officials of the departments concerned have been asked to lodge an FIR against the owners of the land or those involved in the racket.