Bhopal: Sand mafia goons on the banks of Chambal river in Morena, Madhya Pradesh, fired several rounds on the team of police and forest workers on Tuesday morning. About 100 police and forest personnel rushed to the spot after receiving information about carrying illegal sand through more than a dozen dumper and tractor trolleys. Seeing themselves surrounded, the sand mafia goons started firing.

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The police had to retaliate, during which the police have arrested people. During this time, a dozen dumper and tractor trolleys were seized by the police. Several people with dumper and tractor trolleys managed to escape under the cover of firing. After the operation was over, Additional SP Ashutosh Bagdi told that 'The police had received information from the informer that the illegal mining and transportation of sand is happening on a large scale.

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According to Bagdi, to keep the sand mafia in deception, the team of police and forest workers reached there only after riding on dumper and tractor trolleys. As soon as the sand mafia goons got the idea, they started firing indiscriminately. The police also retaliated. The police have registered a case against several unknown people along with 6 people arrested in this case.

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