NAKODAR
The Mehat Pur police have arrested Manni alias Kala a resident of Bangiwal village, for illegal sand mining. The investigating officer (IO) Sarwan Singh that the accused was driving a tractor trolley loaded with sand was intercepted at Naka at Sangowal village but could not produce any permit and the Nakodar mining officer issued a letter to book the accused.
IO said that a case under section 379 (theft)of the IPC and section 21 of the Punjab Mining and Minerals Act has been registered against the accused.