After the directive of Garhwa DC Neha Arora, the mining officials with the coordination of Garhwa police seized six vehicles and machines used for illegal sand extraction from the river bed off the Danro river near Medhna village under Garhwa police station.
The officials also sealed a tractor with sand. Police arrested the driver of JCB machine in the connection.
According to Mining Inspector after receiving information DC constituted a team comprising police and mining official led by Garhwa CO Baidyanath Kamti.
The raided the river bed of Danro and seized a JCB, one poclain machine, three truck loaded with sand. Police also arrested to driver of JCB in the connection.
After initiation of the arrested driver, the team also sealed stored sand of about 4000 square feet.
Mining department lodged FIR against Pankaj Paswan, Arbind Upadheyay, Sunil Prajapati and others with Garhwa police station.