MARGAO
The Maina Curtorim police has arrested a driver of a truck after he was found in possession of illegally extracted river sand, which had been extracted from the river without any lawful authority or valid permit.
The driver was arrested under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and Section 21 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.
Police said the seized sand, as per the Panchanama, was approximately 10 cubic metres, valued at Rs 25,000 and the tipper truck was valued at approximately Rs. 20 lakh.
The total value of the seized property was approximately Rs. 20,25,000. The tipper truck loaded with sand was seized and attached under Panchanama.
