Bihar: 4 cops injured as sand mafia attacks police party in Nawada district

PATNA: Four police personnel were injured in stone pelting by those engaged in illegal sand mining on the banks of the Sikri at Paura village under Kadirganj police station outpost in Nawada district on Monday night.
The injured cops were identified as havildar Mahesh Paswan and constables Rahul Kumar, Shailesh Kumar and Shiv Kumar. Police on Tuesday arrested 20 people on charges of attacking a joint team of police and mines and geology department.
Kadirganj police outpost incharge Suraj Kumar said two police vehicles and a mines department vehicle were damaged.“One Pappu Yadav is the kingpin of the illegal sand mining racket. He is evading arrest. Raids are on to arrest him,” he said.
Nawada Sadar SDPO Upendra Prasad said a sand-laden truck was seized from the spot. “Driver of another truck managed to escape with his loaded vehicle. Altogether 41 known people, including Pappu, and more than 100 other unknown villagers have been made accused in the FIR. Of them, 20 have been arrested,” Prasad added.