Rourkela: Mining officials and police personnel were allegedly attacked by members of a sand mining mafia during a raid on illegal sand transportation from Amalipali sand ghat in Sundargarh district on Wednesday. One mining official and two police officers sustained injuries in the attack.Sources said a team led by Akashaya Kalo, junior mining officer, Sundargarh, along with some police personnel from Town police station conducted a raid at Amalipali sand ghat on Wednesday morning following information about illegal sand extraction and transportation.During the operation, the team seized six vehicles loaded with illegally mined sand. While the vehicles were being taken to the police station, members of the sand mining mafia allegedly assaulted the enforcement team and forcibly took away five of the six seized vehicles.Following the incident, Kalo lodged a complaint at Town police station. A case was registered and investigation launched. Four police teams have been formed to identify the attackers and nab them.“Based on the complaint of junior mining officer, Sundargarh, four police teams have been formed to identify the attackers and to arrest them,” said Nirmal Mohapatra, SDPO, Sadar, Sundargarh.
