SHAHKOT
The Shahkot police have booked twenty persons for illegal sand mining.
Investigating Officer (IO) Sukhwindar Singh said the accused have been identified as Paramjit, Mangi Pehalwan,Mangal Singh,Jarnail Singh all residents of Chak Bahmannia village and their 16 unidentified accomplices.
Assistant District Mining Officer Vijay Kumar complained to the police that the accused are indulging in illegal sand mining from the panchayat land of Chak Bahamanni village
IO said that a case under section 21 of the Punjab Mining Act and section 303(2) (theft) of the BNS has been registered against the accused.