Athani tahsildar was injured after illegal sand miners threw stones at a raid party which swooped down on an illegal sand quarry at Naganur AP village in the taluk, late on Friday.
According to sources, a team of revenue officials headed by Athani Tahsildar S S Pujari raided an illegal sand quarry on the banks of Agrani nala (canal) at Naganur AP village, around 15 km from Maharashtra border, and seized a truck. The men at the quarry hurled stones at the raid party and the tahsildar sustained minor injuries in the incident.
Pujari told Deccan Herald that the men later threw stones at their vehicle damaging the windshield. The tahsildar lodged a complaint against 15 persons and Athani police have arrested five suspects till now. A manhunt has been launched to arrest the rest.
Published 29 November 2014, 17:56 IST