About 60 tonnes of river sand seized, two booked in Sullia

The Sullia constabulary seized astir 60 tonnes of illegally extracted stream soil successful Todikana colony of Sullia taluk connected Friday. The constabulary person booked a lawsuit against Manu Permude and Anthony.

In a property note, the constabulary said, connected a extremity off, a squad led by Police sub-inspector B.P. Santosh raided a spot successful Shettiyadka successful Todikana colony wherever astir 60 tonnes of stream soil was found. On inquiry, it was recovered that Manu Permuda and Anthony person extracted the soil without taking indispensable support from the government. They person stocked the soil astatine a spot from wherever the accused were trying to load it to antithetic lorries and merchantability the sand.

The constabulary seized the soil worthy ₹1.2 lakh. A lawsuit was registered against the accused nether Section 303(2) (theft), Sections 4(1) and 21 of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulations) Act 1957, and Sections 3 and 44 of Karnataka Mines Minerals Concession Rules 1994, the constabulary said.