Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 11: Punjab Police today arrested Jammu-based contractor Rakesh Chaudhary for alleged illegal mining on the complaint of the Mining Department.
He was taken into custody from Maharaja Ranjit Singh Bagh in Ropar district of Punjab.
Soon after Chaudhary’s arrest, Mining Minister of Punjab Harjot Singh Bains tweeted: “Biggest ever crackdown on illegal mining mafia. Ropar Police has arrested kingpin of illegal mining during last many years Rakesh Chaudhry on complaint of Mining Department. #InquilaabZindabaad”
Police said a complaint was lodged by the Mining Department alleging that illegal mining on a large scale was noticed in Nangal area during the tenure of Chaudhary as Mining contractor.
Chaudhary got the contract of nearly 10 quarries in the district in 2019, which was to expire in March 2023.
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