Seven booked as vigilance team seizes tractors, sand in Hanamkonda crackdown

Seven persons were booked after Vigilance and Enforcement officials intercepted tractors transporting sand illegally during a surprise route check in parts of Hanamkonda district on Wednesday.

Officials seized seven tractors and around 35 tonnes of sand valued at approximately ₹35,000 during the operation in the outskirts of Jujnoor Vagu and Dandepally. The vehicles are estimated to be worth about ₹28 lakh. Investigators found that sand was being excavated during the day, stockpiled in nearby fields and transported illegally at night.