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posted by: Sanstuti Nath
Last updated: July 13, 2023 at 2:25 PM IST
FIR said Jai Bhim Sene had asked Tehsildar to stop ‘illegal’ mining activities (Representative Image: ANI)
On the complaint of Yelahanka Tehsildar Anil Arolikar, Chikkajala Police registered a case against Munirathna, Anandan, Ganesh V and Radhamma.
Former Karnataka minister and BJP MLA Munirathna has been booked under the Explosives Act and Karnataka Land Revenue Act along with three others for carrying out blasting in stone mines at a quarry in Hunasamaranahalli.
On the complaint of Yelahanka Tehsildar Anil Arolikar, Chikkajala Police registered a case against Munirathna, Anandan, Ganesh V and Radhamma.
The FIR said Jai Bhim Sene had asked Tehsildar to stop its “illegal” mining activities. The villagers also organized a demonstration against the use of explosives in quarries.
After the complaint, a field survey was conducted, where it was found that explosives were used in quarries. These activities have been ravaging the earth in that area, according to FIR.
The sale of the stones also resulted in a loss for the state government. The investigation also revealed that those mining in the quarry did not have any permission from the relevant authority, according to the FIR.
(This story was not edited by the News18 staff and was published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)
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