Gurdeep Singh of Mohali district and Hardev Singh of Kotla village in Solan were caught at around 1 am, Baddi SP Rohit Malpani said.
Shimla, February 19
Two men, including a Mohali resident, were on Wednesday arrested for illegal sand mining near Baddi in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, police said.
Gurdeep Singh of Mohali district and Hardev Singh of Kotla village in Solan were caught at around 1 am, Baddi SP Rohit Malpani said.
The SP said several vehicles used in illegal mining were also seized.
A dozer and a tipper truck were seized from Balad river banks near Suncity in Baddi around 1 am, while several tractors were seized in the morning, he added.
The SP said a case under the Mining Act, the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act and the IPC was registered against the accused at Baddi police station. PTI
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