SHAHKOT
The Shahkot police have arrested a Kapurthala villager on the charge of illegal sand mining.
Station House Officer (SHO) Jatindar Singh said the accused has been identified as Soni Kumar a resident of Mehtab Garh village in Kaputhala
Block mining officer Moga had complained to the police that the accused was indulging in illegal sand mining near Chak Bahmania village and three tractor trolleys loaded with sand including fake slips were impounded.
SHO said that a case under section 21 of the Punjab Mining Act and section 303(2) (theft) 318(4) (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property) 61(2) (criminal conspiracy) 336(2,3) 338 and 340(fraud of the BNS was registered against the accused and others .