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Moga resident arrested for illegal sand mining

Dilbag Singh 

Moga resident arrested for illegal sand mining

LOHIAN KHAS 3 SEPTEMBER

 

The Lohian Khas police have arrested a Moga district resident for illegal sand mining.

 

Investigating Officer (IO) Kashmir Singh said that the accused has been identified as Rinku son of Sukhdev Singh a resident of Sundar Nagar ward no. 2 Kot Esse Khan in Moga.

 

IO said that the accused was driving a tipper loaded with illegal sand and was intercepted at toll plaza Gidarr Pindi and arrested him and his accomplice managed to flee leaving his tipper loaded with illegal sand.

 

IO said a case under section 303(theft) of the BNS, and section 21 of the Punjab Mining and Mineral Act has been registered and his unidentified accomplice.