Hyderabad police seize 1196 tons of illegally transported sand

The Hyderabad police have seized 1196 tons of illegally transported sand in an operation conducted during February 14-19.

The operation was carried out as per the Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy’s orders. The police registered 26 cases and



arrested 57 accused during the operation in Hyderabad. Eight vehicles used for the transportation of sand were also seized by the police.

The drive was taken up after the Telangana mines and geology department announced its aim to supply 1 lakh Metric tons of sand.