Former Punjab DGP Gill among 45 booked for ‘illegal’ mining

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 8

Former Punjab DGP PS Gill was among 45 persons booked by the Mohali police on Tuesday for the alleged illegal mining in Saini Majra village.

The complaint was made by the state Mining Department in April 2019 but it took more than a year for the police to act on it. Officials said the delay was due to difficulty in identifying the persons involved in the illegal practice.

The police and mining department officials said they had nominated the accused on the basis of the records of ownership. “Further evidence will be collected in the police investigation,” said a senior mining officer.

The case was filed under provisions of The Mines and Mineral Regulations Act, Punjab, at the Majri police station, Mohali. “No one has been arrested so far. The sections are bailable,” said Mohali SSP Kuldeep Singh Chahal.

The ex-DGP could not be contacted. However, in his reply to the notices given by the Mining Department, he said the land in question did not belong to him.