Hindustan Times·India

Solapur police detain 51 in sand mafia crackdown

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 22 October 2026, 17:02 UTC ·10 sec listen

Solapur police have detained 51 people over two years in a crackdown on the sand mafia. The operation targets illegal extraction and sales, especially in places without sand auctions, and suspected funding of criminal activity with trade proceeds.

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