ORDER

1. The high handedness of sand mafias in the District Sahadol of Madhya Pradesh was highlighted by the newspaper article published in Dainik Bhaskar Daily dated 27.11.2023 regarding illegal sand mining and killing of official on duty named Mr. Prasanna Singh working as Patwari, Vyohari Sahadol MP, who was a retired army personnel and later on was appointed as Patwari and was deputed by the District Administration to control the illegal sand mining and transportation.

2. The deceased being Patwari and deputed to work and being retired army personnel was doing his duty from more than three days to control the illegal mining during day and night and when he saw the transportation of sand mining by a tractor, he tried to stop the vehicle but the driver of the vehicle crushed him and he died on the spot.

3. It is reported that there are repeated violations of environmental rules and illegal sand minings and the officers who are involved in the control of sand minings are crushed brutally by the sand mafias and necessary actions are not being initiated by the administration.

4. The matter was taken up by this tribunal and a committee was constituted to submit the factual and action tak