19 Arrested in West Bengal's Illegal Sand Mining Crackdown Following BJP Internal Clash

Oct 10, 2025 06:39 pm CST

Police in West Bengal's Purulia town have arrested 19 individuals for illegal sand mining following a public confrontation between BJP worker Suraj Sharma and MLA Sudip Mukherjee. The incident, which was captured on video and went viral, occurred after authorities intercepted overloaded tractors carrying illegally mined sand, revealing potential internal divisions within the local BJP unit ahead of upcoming assembly elections.