CURATED BY – SUSHIL SONI | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Anuppur, under the campaign being run by Mr. Superintendent of Police Anuppur Mr. Moti ur Rehman against those transporting illegal minerals (sand) in district Anuppur, action has been taken against the accused transporting illegal sand minerals under the guidance of Mr. SDOP Sir Kotma Mrs. Aarti Shakya and Mr. Police Station Incharge Bhalumaada Sanjay Khalko -
On 14.04.2025, along with R. 348 I had left with Veer Singh towards Village Raksha, Kolmi when I received information from an informer that a blue coloured tractor Swaraj Tractor 735 FE with a blue coloured trolley without number plate is coming towards Village Kolmi after loading sand from Godaru river, along with staff and witnesses 1. Manoj Yadav father Hiralal Yadav age 34 years resident Vangavan 2. Rakesh Kewat father Ramprasad Kewat age 32 years resident Funaga, on going to the place indicated by the informer I saw a blue coloured tractor of Swaraj Company with trolley, the engine number of the tractor is 39.1358/SFC15278, chassis number is MBNCA49AMPTG02045, in whose trolley 03 cubic meter of sand was found loaded, the tractor was stopped by surrounding it with the help of a stop. On asking the name and address of the tractor driver he told his name as Sharda Gautam s/o Rambadan Gautam, age 28 years, resident of Kolmi Chowki Funaga, Police Station Bhalumad, District Anuppur. On the spot a notice under Section 94 BNSS was served to the driver and the name of the tractor owner and the documents of the tractor trolley and the loaded sand were sought, which was revealed to be that on the instructions of tractor owner Rakesh Upadhyay, resident of Kolmi, he had stolen sand from Godaru river and was taking it to Kolmi for selling and that he did not have any documents of the sand loaded in the tractor trolley and also told that he had a driving license. The driver had stolen sand from Godaru river and loaded about 03 cubic meter of mineral sand in the trolley by MP Government. This act of the tractor driver is an offence under Sections 303(2), 317(5) BNS and 4/21 of the Mines and Minerals Act. And as the offence under sections 130/177(3), 52/192 of MV Act was found, in the presence of the above mentioned witnesses on the spot, tractor with trolley and stolen sand of about 3 cubic metre worth Rs.5000/- and tractor with trolley worth Rs.700000/- total worth Rs.705000/- were seized and taken into police custody and the crime was registered and investigation taken up.
In the above action - Sub Inspector Sone Singh Paraste, Sub Inspector Komal Arajaria, R. 348 Veer Singh, R. 345 Rakesh Kanase were involved.