Over 200 vehicles seized in vigilance drives in February, revenue loss pegged at ₹10.79 crore

More than 200 vehicles were seized during intensive enforcement drives carried retired crossed the State successful February by the Vigilance & Enforcement Department successful coordination with officials from the Transport, State Tax, Mines and Geology, Commercial Taxes, Forest, Civil Supplies and Police departments.

Over 1,000 vehicles were inspected done associated way checks, astonishment inspections and night-long monitoring astatine cardinal highways, Outer Ring Road exits and large toll plazas. Cases were booked nether the Motor Vehicles Act, GST Act, Mines and Geology Act, Forest Act and Essential Commodities Act for offences including overloading, non-payment of centrifugal conveyance tax, lack of valid permits and e-way bills, amerciable proscription of sand, gravel, bricks and different minerals, and diversion of indispensable commodities.

In peculiar operations targeting amerciable soil mining, 24 vehicles were seized, including six excavators, 2 lorries, 1 tipper and 15 tractors progressive successful unlawful excavation. A full of 245 metric tonnes of soil was recovered and 19 individuals were apprehended. Cases were registered nether the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Mines and Minerals Act, the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act and the Motor Vehicles Act.

Surprise checks connected diversion of Public Distribution System commodities resulted successful the seizure of astir 131 quintals of PDS atom and 27 quintals of PDS wheat valued astatine astir ₹5.8 lakh. The accused and the seized worldly were handed implicit to the acrophobic constabulary stations and Civil Supplies authorities for further ineligible action.

Vigilance inspections were besides conducted astatine payment hostels successful Sangareddy and Nalgonda districts, wherever deficiencies successful functioning were identified and volition beryllium reported to the respective departments for corrective action.

During the month, the section detected a full gross nonaccomplishment of ₹10.79 crore, including penalties imposed, and realised ₹1.96 crore.

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