Summary:
BHOPAL: Close on the heels of the murder of a deputy ranger by sand mafia in Morena district, a tribal woman sarpanch in Chhatarpur district alleged sand mafia abducted her son. The sarpanch told additional SP of Chhatarpur she was beaten by mafia men on Saturday.The mafia is allegedly pressuring the sarpanch to release sand worth of Rs 2 crore confiscated by the district administration. The mafia wants someone else to become the sarpanch so that it becomes easy for them to get sand released." "The tribal woman said she had been raising the issue of illegal sand mining and also initiated action. She alleged when her son Harikrishna tried to save her he was beaten and abducted..