Visakhapatnam: The forest department officials arrested six persons in connection with their involvement in illegal mining of coloured stones at Siganapalli mines of Chintapalli Mandal on July 23.
The six accused identified as S Nooka Raj, K Raja Babu, D Venakatesh, V Samuel, K Chandar Rao and K Kalyan Rao --- were presented in the Narsipatnam court on Wednesday morning.
K Kaviti Naidu, Chintappalli forest in-charge officer, said: "During a regular visit, police found six men who were carrying out an illegal hunt for coloured stones at Siganapalli mines. Immediately, the police team nabbed them and seized two crowbars, along with few nets for filtration and 21 coloured stones weighing 7.6 grams from their possession."