Nuh (Haryana): The Haryana police on Wednesday arrested the truck driver from Rajasthan's Bharatpur district who had mowed down a Haryana DSP probing illegal mining. Sabbir, alias Mittar, is the key accused in the case. He was arrested following the questioning of Ikkar, another accused in the case who had already been arrested.
"We arrested the main accused, Sabbir, alias Mittar, from the Pahari police station area of Bharatpur in Rajasthan. The accused, who is around 30 years of age, hails from Pachgaon. He had fled to his relative's place. We are trying to nab his other accomplices," said Nuh SP Varun Singla. State Home Minister Anil Vij told the media that the truck driver was arrested from Ganghora village in Bharatpur district.
Speaking to reporters earlier in the day, Anil Vij alleged that the mining mafia flourished under the previous Congress regime in the state led by Bhupinder Singh Hooda. He said the present BJP-led government in the state has launched a crackdown against the elements indulging in any illegal activity, including illegal mining. Vij said unfortunately DSP Surendra Singh lost his life in the line of duty.
At regular intervals, we keep carrying out raids and checkings and act against the elements who indulge in illegal mining, he said. "Actually, this mafia flourished during Hooda's time. It flourished because of the earlier regime's weak policies. We are observing full strictness against such elements and our DSP lost his life in the line of duty," he said. Vij said an "Operation Cleanup" is being carried out in that area. "After this, no one will dare to indulge in such activities," he said.