Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Police Seize Illegally Mined River Sand in Nanded, Driver Held
Police in Nanded stopped a truck carrying river sand.
They acted after receiving a tip and set up a check near Markand Pati.
The truck had five brass of sand, or 500 cubic feet.
Officials said the sand was worth about Rs 25,000.
The driver could not show papers allowing him to transport it.
Police apprehended the driver, Balaji Mohanrao Rathod.
They also registered a case against him and the truck’s owner.
The case concerns the alleged theft and unauthorized extraction of natural resources.
Police intercepted a tipper truck near Markand Pati on the Vishnupuri-Wadpatta road after receiving a tip-off.
The truck was carrying five brass of river sand, equivalent to 500 cubic feet.
Officials valued the seized sand at approximately Rs 25,000.
Driver Balaji Mohanrao Rathod, 24, was apprehended after failing to produce valid transport documents.
Police registered a case against Rathod and the truck’s owner under relevant sections of the BNS and Maharashtra Land Revenue Code.
- Who
- Nanded police; driver Balaji Mohanrao Rathod and the truck’s owner were named in the case.
- What
- Police seized five brass of allegedly illegally excavated river sand and the truck transporting it.
- When
- The truck was intercepted around midnight on Thursday; the report was dated October 9.
- Where
- Near Markand Pati on the Vishnupuri-Wadpatta road in Nanded district, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The driver could not produce a valid royalty receipt, transit pass, or other legal authorization for transporting the sand.
- Quantity seized
- Five brass, equivalent to 500 cubic feet
- Estimated value
- Approximately Rs 25,000
- Driver
- Balaji Mohanrao Rathod, 24, of Babulgaon Tanda in Nanded district
- Vehicle
- Tipper truck
- Case registered under
- Relevant sections of the BNS and Maharashtra Land Revenue Code
- Alleged offences
- Theft and unauthorized extraction of natural resources