Bhind (Madhya Pradesh): A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was recently shot dead after a dispute over illegal sand quarrying in Bhind.
The BJP leader -- identified as Rocky Gurjar, a resident of Mehgaon Old Basti was working as the treasurer and sand trader in the Mehgaon division -- was killed late on Thursday night.
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Speaking to the media, Superintendent of Police (SP) Manoj Kumar Singh on Saturday, said: "Rocky Gurjar along with his friend Samrath Singh was going towards his village with the sand trolley when he was stopped by the company employees when a fight started over the royalty of sand."
The contract for sand quarrying in the area is with Power Mech Projects Limited. The company has also created a check post on Gheli Madhepura Road in Amayan.