Coimbatore: The rural police have arrested four people for attempting to smuggle gravel from Mullimadai Kuttai at Gomangalam near Pollachi on Saturday and seized two tractors and an earth mover from them.An official source said the four were caught taking the gravel from the revenue department’s land at Gomangalam, while Saravanan, zonal deputy tahsildar, Pollachi (south), special police sub-inspector Chandrasekar and head constable Jaganathan were conducting surprise check to curtail illegal mining on Saturday.The team secured 27-year-old S Arunkumar, 47-year-old R Kanagaraj and 28-year-old B Baskar, all residents of Seelakampatti, and V Ramakrishnan, 27, of S Malaiyandipattinam and handed them over to Gomangalam police inspector Omprakash.Police registered a first information report against the four under Section 379 (theft) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 21(4) of the Mines and Minerals (development and regulation) Act.
The seized vehicles are parked on the Gomangalam police station premises.
The accused were produced before a judicial magistrate, who remanded them in judicial custody.
They were subsequently lodged at the Avinashi sub-jail.