Anandpur Sahib: Stone crusher owner booked over illegal mining

Anandpur Sahib, November 9 The local police on Wednesday booked an owner of a stone crusher on being allegedly involved in illegal mining. The accused have been identified as Gurpreet Singh. Mining department junior engineer Bahadur Singh had lodged...

Tribune News Service

Updated At : 12:16 PM Nov 10, 2023 IST

Anandpur Sahib, November 9

The local police on Wednesday booked an owner of a stone crusher on being allegedly involved in illegal mining. The accused have been identified as Gurpreet Singh.

Mining department junior engineer Bahadur Singh had lodged a complaint with the police that illegal mining was noticed on November 3 near SP Stone Crusher at Dasgrain village.

The police said based on the complaint lodged by the mining department official, a case under Section 21 (1) and 4 (1) of the Mines and Minerals Act has been registered against the partner of the stone crusher, Gurpreet Singh, and an unidentified land owner.

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