Summary:
We have decided to form a joint team of Banda and Chhatarpur officials for the demarcation of the sand mines. Villagers — and a group of revenue officials — cowered in their homes as bullets flew around on Wednesday night. Sand mafia are quite a familiar sight here.Trouble started on Wednesday when a team of officials from revenue and mining departments arrived with Rudra Pratap for demarcation of sand mines. But Rampur Ghat village is on the MP-UP border, and unlucky enough to be caught in the crossfire between two sand mafia gangs.Territorial fight over sand mines of the shrinking Ken river triggered the gunbattle between inter-state gangs, say police. MP police have named three on similar charges.The MLA denied his sons were involved..