Archive · 6 Jun 2025
Kanhan Police Busts Sand Smuggling Ring, Four Arrested
Imagine some people were taking sand illegally and selling it.
The police found out and set up a surprise check.
They stopped some trucks that were carrying more sand than they were allowed to.
The drivers got caught, and the police took their trucks and the sand.
In total, the illegal sand and the trucks were worth a lot of money.
The police are now dealing with the case, and the people involved have been charged with breaking the law.
Kanhan police busted an illegal sand smuggling network.
Four drivers were arrested in connection with the sand smuggling.
Police seized four trucks during the operation.
The total value of the seized items and illegal sand is Rs1.31 crore.
The arrests and seizures followed a tip-off and a late-night roadblock.
- Who
- Kanhan police, four drivers, and truck owners.
- What
- Police dismantled an illegal sand smuggling network, arresting drivers and seizing trucks loaded with sand.
- When
- During a late-night operation.
- Where
- National Highway 44 near Sandesh Layout, Nagpur.
- Why
- Police acted on a tip-off and set up a roadblock.
- Police Department
- Kanhan
- Number of Arrests
- Four
- Estimated Value of Seizure
- Rs1.31 crore
- Number of Trucks Seized
- Four
- Location of Bust
- National Highway 44 near Sandesh Layout
- Charges
- BNS Sec 379, Mines and Minerals Act