Patiala, Nov 19 (PTI) A general manager of the miningdepartment was today attacked allegedly by persons belongingto the mining mafia in Rajgarh village of the district, policesaid.
The culprits allegedly tried to run over the generalmanager with a sand tipper truck, in retaliation to which hefired several shots at that vehicle's tyres, they said.
The general manager was asked by the department to lookinto a complaint regarding illegal mining in the area.
"As he was inspecting the area he spotted a sand tipperand tried to stop it. However, the men in the tipper attackedthe general manager on which he fired a few shots from hislicenced revolver," an official said.
SHO Shambhu police station also reached the spot and tookthe mining official to the police station and kept him theretill 8 pm when finally a case was registered against 3accused.
DSP, Ghanaur, Harjinder Singh Gill said that they hadreceived a complaint against three persons and a case had beenregistered under various sections of the law. PTI corr VSDADS.
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