Shimla, Sept. 2 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister on Tuesday made a comprehensive report in the Assembly, declaring that illegal mining under the alleged protection of influential people had come under police surveillance.
The CM revealed that on August 12, police acting on a tip-off, raided a stone crusher in Sujanpur area which was officially closed last year but continued operations illegally.
Despite heavy rains, a team led by the Additional SP seized one Poklane machine, two JCBs, four tippers, one mixer machine, about 50 tipper loads of boulders, a DVR from the crusher premises, and a tractor belonging to Manveer Singh. The CM said an FIR was registered under Section 303(2) of the Indian Justice Code, 2023 and the Mines and Mineral...