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- Police in Tamil Nadu arrested six persons in two separate cases of illegal sand mining in Ranipet and Tirupattur districts.
- In Ranipet, a patrol team on the Chittoor-Cuddalore Highway intercepted a tipper lorry near Arcot and seized it along with its sand load, though the driver escaped initially before being nabbed.
- In Tirupattur, Oomerabad police caught five men loading sand from a riverbed into five bullock carts near Ambur.
- The accused have been lodged in Tirupattur sub-jail and a probe is under way; police have formed special teams in Ranipet to curb sand mining and smuggling of banned substances.
What to watch next
- Outcome of the ongoing probe into the seized lorry and arrested persons
- Whether the lorry driver who escaped near Arcot is caught and named
- Further action by the special teams formed in Ranipet against sand mining and smuggling
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