Four arrested for illegal sand extraction in Madgul
Four persons were arrested for allegedly extracting sand illegally from Madgul lake and transporting it without authorisation during the early hours of November 11.
The accused were identified as Kasani Mallesh, Gaddam Jangaiah, M. Jagadeesh and Katla Raju. According to Madgul police, they excavated soil from the lake, filtered it to extract sand and transported it illegally at around 3 a.m.
Police arrested the four as part of the investigation and produced them before a magistrate at Amangal. The court remanded them to judicial custody for 15 days, following which they were shifted to Chanchalguda Central Prison.
The Future City police warned that strict legal action would be taken against those involved in illegal sand extraction, transportation and other unlawful activities.
- sand
- extraction
- madgul
