State Congress Secretary Dinesh Jain was arrested by the police on Tuesday in connection with the biggest mineral revenue theft case of Ujjain division.
Dinesh Jain is accused of mining theft of 30 crore 29 lakhs. In this case, BJP MLA from Mahidpur Bahadur Singh Chauhan had complained.
SP Satyendra Shukla said that Congress leader Dinesh Jain has been arrested in the case of revenue theft. Ujjain's Assistant Mineral Officer Mahendra Patel had registered a case at Mahidpur Road police station.
Police station in-charge Hemant Singh Jadaun said that a case was registered against Dinesh Jain in August 2021 on the directions of the court regarding the recovery of revenue for illegal mining. Dinesh Jain was on the run since the registration of the case.
In the year 2014, illegal mining of soil and stone was done in large quantity in village Baipya of Mahidpur tehsil. The case of mineral theft of such a huge amount was registered for the first time in Ujjain division including Ujjain.
The investigation proved the matter of illegal mining. In which the government had lost revenue of more than 30 crores. Congress leader Dinesh Jain was given a lease of 1 hectare.
According to the investigation report, 57,812 cubic meter of soil was illegally excavated. Its market value was around Rs 30.29 crore. Mahidpur MLA Bahadur Singh Chauhan had complained about illegal mining.
During the hearing in the Additional Commissioner's Court, it was also alleged on behalf of Jain that the MLA made this complaint out of political malice. The court had also rejected this allegation outright.