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The Chittoor territory constabulary person intensified their crackdown connected amerciable soil mining and smuggling. On Saturday night, during conveyance checks connected the Vellore road, successful Gudipala mandal, constabulary seized 2 sand-laden lorries and arrested 1 driver.
According to the Gudipala police, a peculiar squad formed by Additional SP S.R. Rajasekhar Raju conducted inspections astatine the Naraharipeta check-post pursuing accusation astir amerciable soil question towards Tamil Nadu. When the constabulary signalled to 2 lorries coming from Chittoor to stop, the operator of 1 conveyance abandoned the lorry and fled the spot, portion the different operator was apprehended.
The arrested operator was identified arsenic Shanmugam, a nonmigratory of Chittoor. During questioning, helium reportedly confessed that the soil had been loaded from the Neeva riverbed successful the Puthalapattu country and was being ‘clandestinely’ transported to respective locations successful Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, Salem, and Vellore. Police registered a lawsuit and probe is on.
