Charanjit Singh Channi travelled in a tipper truck to a riverbank site at night as part of Mission Chitta Sona. He alleged that sand was being extracted illegally and transported without royalty payments.
New Delhi [India]: The Supreme Court of India has granted temporary protection from arrest to two journalists from Madhya Pradesh who claimed they were assaulted by Bhind police for reporting on illegal sand mining in the Chambal area. The bench of Justices PK Mishra and Manmohan dismissed their plea and directed the journalists to approach.
