The lid on illegal sand mining in TN might finally be lifted (but perhaps for the wrong reasons)

In a day of fast-paced developments, Income-Tax Department officials raided the house of Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary P Rama Mohana Rao on Wednesday morning where they seized Rs 30 lakh in cash in new, post-demonetisation currency notes, according to the Hindu. Later in the day, Central Bureau of Investigation sleuths also arrested Shekar Reddy, one of the biggest sand miners in the state.

Reddy had hit the headlines about 10 days ago after an Income Tax raid on his houses unearthed 177 kg of gold and Rs 130 crore in cash, Rs 34 crores of which was in new notes. As of now, the origins of Reddy’s wealth are unclear. A report in the New Indian Express said that JSR Infra Developers, Reddy’s company, is “executing a variety of projects funded by World Bank. Its clients include Public Works Department, state highways department, Tamil Nadu Road infrastructure Development Corporation and other government agencies.”

Apart from these, Reddy is also the main contractor for riverine sand mining in Tamil Nadu.

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M Rajshekhar

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The lid on illegal sand mining in TN might finally be lifted (but perhaps for the wrong reasons)

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