A Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) and his security guard were allegedly attacked by two persons when the former was on a visit to find out illegal mining activity in Deopur village on Friday noon.
Two persons have been arrested in this connection, police said.
SDM of Nagari-Sihava, Sandeep Agrawal alongwith his security guard were visiting the village coming under Sihava police station about 60 km from district headquarters when they were attacked during the noon hours, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Dhamtari, Ashok Pipre told The Pioneer.
During his inspection, the SDM noticed some persons lifting ‘murrum’ (red mud) without permission in the village and asked them to stop the activity over which the accused local contractor Ramvilas Sinha (50) and his son Pankaj (20) entered into a heated exchange of words and attacked the SDM’s guard first.
The SDM was also manhandled by them later when he tried to stop them, the ASP said
Both the SDM and the guard received some bruises in the incident, he said.
later on, the SDM informed the police about the attack which led to the arrest of both the accused. The father-son duo were booked under Section 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 294 (obscene act), 506 (criminal intimidation) and other relevant sections, of Indian Penal Code (IPC) the Pipre maintained.
A JCB machine and a truck which were being used in illegal mining activity have also been seized. The accused were presented in a local court which sent them jail on judicial remand, he informed.