An official said that after she and her colleagues seized eight such vehicles during checking in Maharashtra’s Nagpur district on Sunday morning, the driver of a truck carrying what appeared to be illegally mined sand attempted to run over a woman official.
About 60 km away, on the Mansar-Tumsar national highway, near Ghotitok village, an incident occurred while revenue department officials were inspecting trucks to stop the transportation of sand that had been mined illegally.
Sub-divisional officer (Revenue), Vandana Savrangpatte, and her team first pulled over a couple of fast-moving trucks in Ramtek. Eight trucks loaded with sand were taken into custody following an inspection, the official stated.
The official stated that later, when the revenue staff attempted to stop another truck, the driver made an attempt to run over SDO Savrangpatte, who just managed to escape.
A Nano car got in the way of the SDO and her team as they were pursuing the truck. The official claimed that its occupants even made an attempt to harm the revenue employees by using iron rods and a hammer.
The official stated that the Indian Penal Code sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 353 (assault or use criminal force to deter public servants from discharge of their duty) have been filed by the Ramtek police.