Illegal mining: Nalagarh police impound tractor, two trailers

Tribune News Service

Solan, September 12

The Nalagarh police impounded a tractor and two trailers engaged in illegal mining at Palasda village on the Chikni riverbed during a surprise check last night.

The police team found that illegal mining of stones was underway and the material was being loaded into three tractor-trailers on the Chikni riverbed.

Two drivers managed to decouple the tractors from their trailers and fled on seeing the police while one tractor-trailer was impounded by the police team along with its driver. He was identified as Krishan, a resident of Hathras in Uttar Pradesh while those who had fled were identified as Raju, a resident of local Palasda village and Zameel, a resident of Nangal in Punjab.

The driver Krishna could not produce any permission for undertaking mining on the government land.

A case under sections 379 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for theft and under section 21 of the Mining Act has been registered against the three drivers.

All three vehicles were impounded by the police and further investigation was underway.