The State Director-General of Police, BS Sidhu, led a massive police drive against illegal mining activities in Haridwar and Dehradun districts on Saturday night. The police teams confiscated the mining materials and equipment. They confiscated 82 dumpers, 20 tractor trolleys, nine trucks, five JCBs and one Pokeland vehicles. The teams seized four stone-crushers and large amounts of illegal mining materials.
The team headed by the DG and the head of the illegal mining vigilance unit, Sanjay Gunjiyal, raided Buggawala and Banjarawala areas while the team headed by Additional Police Superintendent Parmendra Dobhal raided Bishanpur Kundi and Banganga area.
The team headed by the Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) of Roorkee, PN Meena, raided the Shyampur, Mitiberi and Rawasna areas while mining activity in Song river and Doiwala areas were raided by the Additional Secretary, Home, Ajay Rautela. The SSP of Dehradun, Pushpak Jyoti, raided the units of Vikanagar, Nawabganj and Yamuna river areas.