Illicit sand mining case: bail plea of Bishop, 5 priests dismissed
The Hindu
A court here dismissed on Wednesday the bail petition of Bishop of Syro Malankara Diocese of Pathanamthitta and five other priests, who were arrested recently following illegal sand mining done in the
A court here dismissed on Wednesday the bail petition of Bishop of Syro Malankara Diocese of Pathanamthitta and five other priests, who were arrested recently following illegal sand mining done in the property of the diocese that had been rented out to an individual for farming and M-Sand manufacturing.
As the Syro Malankara Diocese of Pathanamthitta in Kerala owns 300 acres of land at Pottal near Kallidaikurichi in the district, it was given on lease for five years from November 2019 to one Manuel George of Kottayam for farming. However, he obtained license for manufacturing M-Sand at the property, allegedly without the knowledge of the property owners (Syro Malankara Diocese of Pathanamthitta).