Three held for murder of forest guard who tried to stop sand mafia tractor; two linked to BJP

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The premier accused’s apprehension comes connected a time erstwhile the Supreme Court slammed the governments Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan implicit the rampant amerciable soil mining successful the National Chambal Gharial Sanctuary and adjacent regions

Published - April 14, 2026 02:11 americium IST - Bhopal

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All 3 accused successful transportation with the execution of a wood defender successful Madhya Pradesh’s Morena territory person been arrested, with the premier accused, the operator of a tractor-trolley carrying illegally mined sand, being nabbed from Gujarat’s Ahmedabad connected Monday (April 13, 2026), constabulary officers said.

Harkesh Gurjar, a wood guard, was allegedly tally implicit by a tractor belonging to section soil mafia erstwhile a wood section squad tried to halt it successful the aboriginal hours of April 8.

Published - April 14, 2026 02:11 americium IST

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