Hyderabad, Feb. 20 -- The Telangana police cracked down on illegal sand mining and transportation in the state. As per a press release dated February 20, the state government intensified its battle against illegal sand and its transportation and conducted raids in several parts of the state under the supervision of C.V. Anand, Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City.

As per the release, the operations were conducted according to the orders of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy from February 14 to 19. During this period, the Hyderabad city police registered a total of 26 cases related to the illegal extraction and transportation of sand across the Hyderabad city.

"The Telangana government has recently intensified its efforts to combat illegal s...