Friday, April 4, 2025

Cops thwart illegal coal export in WGH

Date:

Share post:

TURA: Despite the ongoing ban on illegal coal trade and Supreme Court issuing guidelines for the future extraction of the mineral, illegal mining continues as was evident from the seizure of two coal laden trucks near Tura early Tuesday morning.
According to police, information was given to Rongram police station, 15 km from Tura, that two illegal coal laden trucks were coming from Williamnagar towards Rongram through the old hill road which passes through Oragitok.
A police picket intercepted two loaded trucks (ML08 B 7427 and ML08 B 8967) at around 1:30 am.
Both vehicles with the coal consignment were seized and initial investigation by police revealed that one Chekan Marak of Williamnagar, who is currently absconding, had hired the two vehicles to ferry the illegal coal from Williamnagar to Damalgre village where there is a huge demand for its use in the brick kilns.

Related articles

Venkatesh Iyer silences critics with blazing 60 as KKR crush SRH

Kolkata, April 3: Venkatesh Iyer answered his critics with a match-winning 60 off 29 balls, propelling Kolkata Knight...

Can’t accept verdict, but will abide by it: Mamata

Kolkata, April 3: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she respects the judiciary but disagrees...

JD(U) leader quits party over Waqf bill protest

Patna, April 3: JD(U) leader Mohammed Qasim Ansari on Thursday resigned from the party in protest against the...

Won’t snatch Muslims’ rights, assures Rijiju

New Delhi, April 3: Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday rejected the opposition’s allegations that the...