Making all-out efforts to curb the menace of illegal mining in Punjab, the Police and the Mining Department is also using the drone technology.
The head of the newly-constituted Enforcement Directorate (Mining) RN Dhoke had directed Khanna Police to arrest the remaining accused involved in illegal sand mining case registered at Machhiwara Sahib police station in the previous week.
Besides, directions were also issued to study the extent of illegal mining done in Rahon area through XEN Mining, SBS Nagar.”A known criminal, Gurinder Singh alias Ginda, was arrested by Khanna Police on April 9, 2021, as he was found to be involved in illegal sand mining in Rahon area of Nawanshahr. His accomplice Karanvir Singh has also been arrested by Khanna Police today,” said Dhoke. Dhoke said that during the course of investigation, it has been revealed by the accused persons that Raju Gujjar, Dharamjit Singh, Dalvir Singh alias Bittu, and Pawan Singh were carrying out illegal sand mining in the river bed of Sutlej in Rahon area near villages Shamshpur and Hadiwal.
“The joint team led by Gurtej Singh Garcha, XEN-cum-District Mining Officer, SBS Nagar, and Jaswinder Singh, DSP Samrala, visited the affected mining area yesterday and carried out drone photography to know the extent of illegal mining in Shamshpur and Hadiwal,” said Dhoke .