Nagpur. 10 Jan

(HS): The Enforcement Directorate raided 12 locations in Nagpur district in

connection with illegal sand using fake royalty papers. The simultaneous raids

were carried in association with ED teams from Mumbai and Delhi on Friday. They

were accompanied by the Central Security Force personnel.

The raid were

carried out in Saoner, Rampuri village in Patansawangi, Gosewadi village in

Khapa and other places.

Nagpur’s Sadar

Police had registered a case related to cheating, foregy and use of fake

documents for illegal sand transportation on January 19, 2022. During the

initial investigation police had arrested Rahul Khanna from Bhopal in Madhya

Pradesh.

The complainant

in the case, Santosh Baburao Gaikwad, had explained the modus operandi of the

racket and provided some evidence related to fake transport permits for sand

excavation in Narsinghpur district in Madhya Pradesh. Investigation also

revealed that sand mafia in Maharashtra’s Wardha, Yavatmal, Bhandara and

Chandrapur were also in contact with Khanna.

The ED has not

officially revealed the details of seizures during the raids.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar