Singrauli (Madhya Pradesh): A police team caught a tractor-trolley, carrying illegally mined sand, but the miners tried to crush the team members under the wheels of the vehicle.
Although the police confiscated the tractor-trolley, the miners ran away.
Meanwhile, the police men stopped another tractor-trolley. Two illegal miners Kripashanker Gurjar, Kishore Gurjar and their accomplices emptied the tractor-trolley of sand and escaped.
On getting information about illegal mining on Thursday, Jiyawan police sent a team comprising deputy inspector Pradeep Singh and his staff to the spot.
One of the accused Kripashanker Gurjar was arrested on Thursday. The tractor-trolley was also seized.
Superintendent of police Yusuf Qureshi said that several accused were arrested, and the details of properties of absconding miners were being taken out.
