Gwalior:
Members of the mining mafia in Gwalior’s Antri district freed a tractor seized by the forest rangers, but as they were taking it away it overturned and they fled. Now the police are looking for them.
In the Santau forest near the village of Toda, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Antri police station, the forest rangers received information about a tractor full of stones that had been taken from the forest area by the mining mafia.
As soon as the information was received, the forest rangers and a team rushed to the scene and started an investigation into the tractor driver. They later seized the tractor on suspicion after the driver failed to provide relevant documents.
Later, a dozen people, armed with weapons, arrived on the scene and took away the tractor. The ranger continued to chase the tractor. However, upon reaching the highway, the tractor was found overturned and the mafia gang fled the site together with the tractor driver.
After the incident, the forest rangers called the DFO and lodged a complaint with Antri police station.
Speaking to ANI, DFO Brijendra Shrivastava said: “After receiving the information about illegal mining in the area, the team rushed to the scene and confiscated the tractor. However, some anti-social elements took the tractor away at gunpoint. filed a case. registered with the concerned police station,” he added.
Amit Sanghi, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Gwalior told ANI: “Among other things, we have lodged a complaint under IPC section 186 and are investigating the matter. We have also informed the regional authorities to immediately arrest the suspect.”
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