JAIPUR/ALWAR: A police constable sustained bullet injuries after being shot at while chasing a tractor carrying illegally mined sand (bajri) in Rajakhera area of Dholpur district on Monday night.
Sand mining is prohibited in the area, particularly around the crocodile sanctuary, as per SC orders.
Responding to the attack, the district police mobilised 13 teams to identify and arrest the culprits.
The operation extended through the night and the cops finally zeroed in on three suspects in the forested Chambal area on Tuesday morning.
Police confronting the suspects led to an exchange of fire. All three suspects were arrested after sustaining gunshot wounds during the encounter.
Dholpur SP Sandeep Meharda said a police team on routine patrol had intercepted the sand-laden tractor and chased it when it didn’t stop, even recording a video of the same. “A youth escorting the tractor on a bike fired at the police vehicle near Silawat Mod, injuring constable Ramsahay in the shoulder,” the SP said.
The injured constable was rushed to a hospital in Agra, where his condition is stable.
