FIR in illegal sand mining in Hirehalla River filed without names in Koppal
KOPPAL: After a recent enforcement action against unlawful sand mining in Hirehalla River near Hiresindhogi village in Koppal taluk, authorities registered an FIR at Alwandi police station without naming suspects. The joint operation with the taluk sand monitoring committee led to the seizure of 3,000 metric tonnes of sand valued at Rs 2.4 lakh and over 50 boats on June 20. The BJP, however, dismissed the FIR as baseless and considered it a mere procedural formality. District BJP representatives had presented their grievances on unauthorised sand transportation in Koppal taluk to deputy commissioner Suresh Itnal and SP Ram L Arasiddi.…