NURMAHAL
The Bilga police have arrested a migrant for illegal sand mining.
Investigating officer (IO) Avtar Lal said that the accused has been identified as Arwind Mandal a native of West Bengal.
Junior Engineer cum mining officer Charanjit Singh complained to the police that the accused was indulging in illegal sand mining inside Dhussi Bandh near Poadharra village and impounded a fork line machine and a tipper loaded with illegal sand.
IO said that a case under section 21 of the Punjab Mining Act and sections 379(theft)and 411(dishonestly receiving stolen property) of the IPC has been registered against the accused.