Police summon 10 TAMIN officials in granite case

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsThe special police team investigating the illegal granite quarrying case summoned 10 officials of Tamil Nadu Minerals Limited (TAMIN) and the Department of Geology and Mines instructing them to appear before the police and clarify the details about the mining leases and the enforcement raids held in Melur Taluk in the past years.The police have instructed the officials to bring the files about the granite quarrying in Melur taluk during their tenure. “The former officials will be interrogated on the illegal granite quarrying. If their answers will satisfy, they will be sent back to home, otherwise, they have to face the legal queries,” said a police official.The officers from various categories like tahsildars, VAOs, panchayat union administrative officers, taluk-level revenue inspectors, transport officers and PWD engineers have been brought under the scan of the special police team.Meanwhile, the revenue official’s team formed by the District Collector has evaluated 81,000 granite blocks at three places in Keelavalavu, Keelaiyur and Thiruvadavur. The assessment will be ended in 10 days, an official said.first published:September 04, 2012, 10:51 ISTlast updated:September 04, 2012, 10:51 IST
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The special police team investigating the illegal granite quarrying case summoned 10 officials of Tamil Nadu Minerals Limited (TAMIN) and the Department of Geology and Mines instructing them to appear before the police and clarify the details about the mining leases and the enforcement raids held in Melur Taluk in the past years.

The police have instructed the officials to bring the files about the granite quarrying in Melur taluk during their tenure. “The former officials will be interrogated on the illegal granite quarrying. If their answers will satisfy, they will be sent back to home, otherwise, they have to face the legal queries,” said a police official.

The officers from various categories like tahsildars, VAOs, panchayat union administrative officers, taluk-level revenue inspectors, transport officers and PWD engineers have been brought under the scan of the special police team.

Meanwhile, the revenue official’s team formed by the District Collector has evaluated 81,000 granite blocks at three places in Keelavalavu, Keelaiyur and Thiruvadavur. The assessment will be ended in 10 days, an official said.