Bihar: Stones pelted at on-duty officers during illegal sand mining inspection, watch video

Yet another incident from Bihar, three officers on-duty including a woman inspector were attacked by mob during an inspection to check the illegal sand mining.

A video has went viral on social media where a bunch of people can be seen attacking three officials with sticks and pelting stones at them.

In the viral video, it can bee clearly seen a truck filled with sand flees the scene, while the mob thrashing the officials with sticks, beating them and pelting stones at them. The man recording the video can be heard saying hit them, hit them while he run towards the three who were sitting in the ground and were being beaten by the mob.

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The woman seen in the video is identified as Amya Kumari who is the district mining officer.

The incident is reported from Bihta area, a small town that comes under the Pataliputra Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. Amya and her team who as a part of their drive had gone to this location for inspection and search operation of illegal sand mining, when they got charged by the mob.

Patna district administration in a statement issued has said that the incident took place in Bihta area when a team had gone for inspection of illegal sand mining and when the officials reached near the Koliwar Bridge, they got attacked by the anti-social elements.

The local police has seized as many as 50 vehicles involved in the illegal sand mining and has registered an FIR against 44 people.

As per reports, the police has already successfully made some arrests in the case and more is to be done in the future.

Senior Superintendent of Police Rajeev Mishra told media that soon they are going to make more arrests and the investigation is underway, he said the mastermind behind the incident will also be arrested soon.

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