The State of Tamil Nadu has moved the Madras High Court challenging the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate to District Collectors in Tamil Nadu in connection with the sand mining money .
The move comes after attacks on police personnel and officials of the Mines and Geology Department by the sand mafia were reported from several districts. "Instructions to construct checkposts were issued to district authorities in a recent meeting chaired by the director of the Mines and Geology Department of the state government," an official said.
Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey said illegal sand mining was "rampant" in Jharkhand and Bihar. The Union minister was on a two-day visit to Jharkhand as part of the Bharat Sankalp Yatra, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Khunti district on November 15.
Speaking at a press conference in Jharkhand's Dumka district the Union Minister of State for Forest, Environment and Climate Change said illegal sand mining in Jharkhand and Bihar was also a threat to nature
Sources said that the sub-inspector and two of his fellow policeman had gone to the spot after getting a tip-off about illegal sand mining in Bihars Jamui.