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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