Archive · 25 Jan 2026
Coal Trader Fined ₹20 Lakh in Satna
A man named Shubham Pandey was caught storing a lot of coal illegally in a village in Satna, Madhya Pradesh.
The government officials found 800 tonnes of coal and a big machine.
They took the machine, sealed the place, and made Shubham pay a fine of ₹20 lakh.
The coal was sent to a lab to check its quality.
The fine was given based on how much coal was found.
A coal trader, Shubham Pandey, was fined ₹20 lakh for illegal coal storage in Satna, Madhya Pradesh.
The mining department raided the site and found 800 tonnes of coal and a Poclain machine.
The machine was confiscated, and the storage site was sealed.
Samples of the coal were sent to a laboratory in Jabalpur for quality testing.
The fine was imposed based on the verified stock of coal found at the site.
- Who
- Shubham Pandey, a coal trader
- What
- Illegal storage of coal
- When
- November 12 (raid), exact fine date not specified
- Where
- Ruhiya village, Rampur Baghelan Tehsil, Satna, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- For violating storage regulations and illegal coal storage
- Location
- Satna, Madhya Pradesh
- Fine Amount
- ₹20 lakh
- Trader Name
- Shubham Pandey
- Coal Quantity
- 800 tonnes
- Action Taken
- Confiscation of Poclain machine and sealing of storage