Morena, March 21 -- The officials of the forest department filed a complaint against unknown people for taking away a tractor seized in connection with illegal sand mining by threatening them in Morena district, an official said.

The incident occurred in the Ambah region on March 18. A team from the forest department intercepted a tractor-trolley filled with sand but the driver tried to escape from the site and the trolley got overturned. The team removed the tractor from the trolley and was taking it to Ambah police station but on the way, a few people forcibly took away the tractor by threatening the officials.

Following this, the forest official submitted a written application to the Ambah police station seeking action into the matte...