Archive · 30 Aug 2026
35 Tonnes Illegal Coal Seized at Bengal-Jharkhand Border
Police stopped a truck near the Bengal-Jharkhand border after receiving a tip.
They found 35 tonnes of coal hidden inside it.
The driver allegedly used a fake document meant for transporting mustard oil.
Police said the document named a company in Uttar Pradesh.
The coal was allegedly supposed to be delivered to a business in Durgapur.
The driver, Sajjad Ansari, was arrested.
His truck was also taken by police.
Investigators are seeking more information about the people who supplied and planned to receive the coal.
Police recovered 35 tonnes of allegedly illegal coal from a truck on National Highway 19.
The truck was intercepted during vehicle checks at the Bengal-Jharkhand border following a tip-off.
Police said the coal was concealed and covered by a forged mustard-oil transit challan.
The documents were issued in the name of Annapurna Food Industries Private Limited in Uttar Pradesh.
Driver Sajjad Ansari was arrested as police investigate the alleged network of suppliers and buyers.
- Who
- Chowringhee Police Outpost officers arrested truck driver Sajjad Ansari and seized the vehicle.
- What
- Police recovered 35 tonnes of allegedly illegal coal being transported with forged documents.
- When
- The seizure occurred during vehicle checks; the articles do not provide a calendar date.
- Where
- On National Highway 19 at the Bengal-Jharkhand border, under Kulti police station jurisdiction.
- Why
- Police allege the coal was being smuggled using a counterfeit transit challan, and are investigating the wider supply and buyer network.
- Coal recovered
- 35 tonnes
- Location
- National Highway 19 at the Bengal-Jharkhand border
- Arrested
- Sajjad Ansari of Govindpur, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand
- Forged document
- A counterfeit transit challan for mustard oil
- Named company
- Annapurna Food Industries Private Limited, Uttar Pradesh
- Alleged destination
- Siddheshwari Enterprises, Durgapur, West Burdwan
- Case
- FIR No. 448/26 under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and MMDR Act