12 arrested for illegal sand mining in UP's Bahraich

They were arrested from Vaivahi village here under Khairighat police station here, they saidAdditional Superintendent of Police Rural Ashok Kumar said that of the 12 arrested, 10 are from Bahraich, while the rest two are from Lakhimpur Khiri. A case has been registered against them them at the Khairighat police station, Kumar said.

The police Monday arrested 12 people from here for alleged illegal sand mining and recovered eight tractors as well as an earth-moving machine from them, officials said. They were arrested from Vaivahi village here under Khairighat police station here, they said

Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Ashok Kumar said that of the 12 arrested, 10 are from Bahraich, while the rest two are from Lakhimpur Khiri. A case has been registered against them them at the Khairighat police station, Kumar said.