Team Goemkarponn
VALPOI: Valpoi police have seized various machinery used for illegal laterite mining at Melaulim, Sattari.
As per SDPO Bicholim Jivba Dalvi on 10/11/2024 a raid was conducted in the jungle hilly area at Shel Melaulim, Sattari, Goa and during the raid various machinery such as total five power tillers, four horizontal laterite stone cutting machines and two generator all approx worth Rs. 20,00,000/- was seized.
The raid was successfully conducted by a team consisting of LPSI Sanisha D. Naik, PSI Allaudin Khan, PC Siddesh Gawas, PC Ulhas Gawas, all staff of Valpoi Police Station.
After raid a FIR u/s 303 (2) of BNS & Sec. 3 of The Goa Daman & Diu Minor Mineral (Concession) Rule. 1985 against unknown accused person/s, I.e owner of machineries and the land has been registered.
Further investigation is in progress with LPSI Sanisaha Naik under the supervision of Shri. Dinesh Gadekar PI of Valpoi Police Station and Shri. Jivba Dalvi, SDPO Bicholim, and overall supervision of Shri Akshat Kaushal IPS, Superintendent of Police (North) Porvorim.