The district police have intensified its action on illegal mining and overloaded vehicles in Dehradun. The police teams led by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Dehradun Sweety Agarwal swooped on the illegal mining activities on Saturday night and seized many vehicles. In Patel Nagar police station two dumpers were confiscated while 15 dumpers were seized in the Rishikesh Police station area. Two tractor trolleys in Raipur police station area and four dumpers were seized in Diowala police station area. One dumper was confiscated in Kalsi police station area while in Vikasnagar police teams seized five dumpers and three tractor trolleys. Nine overloaded dumpers were penalized by the police here.
Sahaspur police also joined the action as three dumpers were confiscated while 12 were penalized for overloading. In Premnagar police station area five dumpers were seized while one dumper was confiscated in Basant Vihar police station area. The police action has created panic in the mining mafia operating with the provincial State capital.