Rural Police Seize Sand Worth Over ₹1.56 Crore
Nagpur: In a coordinated crackdown across Bhiwapur, Umred, and Ramtek, Nagpur Rural Police seized illegally mined sand worth Rs 1.56 crore and arrested four individuals involved in smuggling operations.
One driver fled the scene, leaving behind a sand-laden vehicle.
In Bhiwapur, police acted on a tip-off and intercepted two tippers near Panjrepar Shivar on the Bhiwapur-Umred road. A 10-wheeler and a 16-wheeler truck were found carrying a total of 16 brass of illegal sand valued at Rs85.8 lakh. The drivers, Ashish Eknath Meshram, 22, and Krishna Baburao Raut, 31, were arrested on the spot. Investigations revealed the sand was extracted from Shivnada Ghat under instructions from the vehicle owners, Dinesh Manohar Savarbanghe and Chetan Telang.
In Umred, two more tippers were seized from Thana Shivar based on similar intelligence. The drivers, Satyakumar Satyanarayan Ganzu, 31, and Mohammad Kalam Yunus Khan, 36, were both arrested. The sand, totaling 12 brass, was worth ₹30.6 lakh. The vehicles were linked to Sameem Ansari Bakrid Ansari, a resident of Bahadura Road, Nagpur.
Meanwhile, at the Ghotitok checkpoint in Ramtek, a tipper loaded with 8 brass of sand worth ₹40.24 lakh was abandoned by its driver after he was signalled to stop.
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The police seized the vehicle and have launched a manhunt to trace the absconding suspect.
Across all three cases, criminal charges have been filed under Section 303(2) of the BNS, Sections 48(7) and 48(8) of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, Sections 4 and 21 of the Mines and Minerals Act, and under other relevant provisions.
These back-to-back actions reflect the growing commitment of Nagpur Rural Police to curb illegal mining and environmental violations in the region.
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