The Keonjhar police have lodged FIR against three mineral transporting firms for furnishing forged documents. According to the new mineral transporting rule laid down by the State Government, transporters have to register themselves with the Mining department after obtaining a police clearance from the SP office.
Ashok Kumar Mahanta, proprietor of Tarini Industries, Narayan Mahanta, proprietor, Ayush Roadways, and Sidarth Sankar Chakra of Shankar Industries had applied for registration of their firm for transporting minerals in the Mining Office, Keonjhar.
But during an investigation by the police, it was revealed that these business firms had submitted forged police clearance.
Hence, an FIR was lodged against the transporters under section 420,471,467 of IPC on July 14.
One of the accused told that they had hired a private agency to obtain the clearance certificate from the police and were unaware that they were deceived and handed forged certificates.