Madhya Pradesh Official Crushed To Death By Tractor Used For Illegal Mining

The police have arrested the driver of the vehicle in connection with the incident that occurred around midnight on Saturday, an official said.

A patwari, a local revenue department official, was crushed to death by a tractor-trolley used for transporting sand illegally in Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Sunday.

The police have arrested the driver of the vehicle in connection with the incident that occurred around midnight on Saturday, an official said.

A patrolling team of government employees, including patwari Prasann Singh, intercepted the tractor-trolley transporting illegally mined sand near Son River in the Gopalpur area, Deolond police station in-charge Rajkumar Mishra said.