DW BUREAU / Chandigarh

The Haryana State Enforcement Bureau has intensified its crackdown on illegal mining, registering 238 cases and arresting 136 individuals in January 2025. During this period, the Bureau team conducted raids at 582 locations across the state concerning the illegal mining of soil/sand/gravel, seizing 258 vehicles on the spot.

Under the efficient leadership of Director General of Police Shatrujeet Kapur, the Bureau launched a campaign against illegal activities, particularly illegal mining.

In this sequence, a fine of Rs 127.86 lakh was imposed on the land mafia involved in illegal mining in January 2025, out of which Rs 63.54 lakh was recovered in the same month (January 2025), and the process of recovering the outstanding fine is ongoing.

The Enforcement Bureau team, taking action against the land mafia involved in illegal mining in district Panchkula, seized 16 vehicles in a single day, including 13 dumpers, one poklane machine, and 2 hydras, and took legal action against the accused.

According to the information received, it was revealed that these land mafias, under the guise of valid mining, illegally mined up to 16 feet and stole 94112 DJS of minerals. The department has imposed a fine of Rs 3 crore 70 lakh 43 thousand 600 on the accused.

In 2024, the Bureau, while running a campaign against illegal activities related to 6 departments, 49017 vehicles were checked with the help of transport department , out of which 29281 vehicles were seized. Action was taken against these vehicles by imposing a fine of more than Rs 100 crore 70 lakh.

It is noteworthy that the State Enforcement Bureau was constituted by the Haryana government in the state on July 22, 2023, and since then, the Bureau has been actively working and systematically working against illegal activities.

(editor@dailyworld.in)