The Lakhanpur police busted an illegal coal transportation racket and arrested six persons, including a security personnel of MCL's Lakhanpur Coalfields.
According to the information provided, on December 8, trucks number OR23B 8634 and OR 09Q9221 left the Lakhanpur coal mines to go to their destination with necessary documents but did not reach the destinations and sold the coal to a brick kiln owner.
The next day, these trucks in connivance with the MCL's security personnel managed to get the coal load on the December 9 evening. The papers which were made on the December 8 were also used the following day.
After getting information from the sources, the police rushed to spot and arrested both the drivers with their trucks.
After interrogation, the vehicle owners, security personnel and loading operator were arrested by police. The persons arrested were identified as Md. Sadaktula alias Babu (28), Susant Prasad Bhue (35), Ashok Kumar Sahoo (32), MCL security staff Mahesh Kumar Bhoi (25), Ajit Kumar Jadab (19) and Chandan Kumar Jadab (25).
According to Lakhanpur police station in-charge, Pabitra Kisan, all the accused were sent to the Jharsuguda Court and the two trucks were seized.