Sahebganj district mining officer Bibhuti Kumar and the local police sealed an illegal stone mine in the Kirokuria area of Taljhari block on Friday morning after conducting a raid. The officials also arrested the driver of an earthmover and seized the vehicle. Along with the earthmover, one tractor and a drilling machine were also seized from the area.
Speaking to TOI, Kumar said, “The raid started at about 8am but when the workers and the driver of the tractor saw us approaching, they fled. Police, however, managed to arrest the driver of the earthmover who identified himself as Naval Kumar Mandal.”