Sand miners rough up woman tehsildar

SAMBHAJINAGAR: A gang of six men manhandled a woman tehsildar (revenue official) when she tried to crack down on alleged illegal sand-mining in Partur town of Maharashtra's Jalna district early Friday. A dash camera installed on tehsildar Pratibha Gore's car partially captured the six pushing the 51-year-old before fleeing the spot.

Jalna SP Ajay Bansal said three of the men had been nabbed and their vehicles seized. "An FIR has been filed on the complaint by the tehsildar related to obstructing govt servant from duty," Bansal said. Maharashtra tehsildars' association has demanded strong action against the gang. "Revenue staffers are the only ones attacked for acting against the sand mafia," said a member.

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