Naib Tehsildar’s leg broken, accountants held hostage, mining mafia wreaks havoc

Sultanpur: In Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, the mining mafia wreaked havoc on the district administration team. Mafia members attacked Dharmendra Yadav, the deputy tehsildar of Sadar tehsil, with sticks and rods when he arrived to stop illegal mining. His leg was broken in the attack. Two accompanying accountants were taken hostage by the mafia’s henchmen. The incident occurred late Monday night. Police arrived upon receiving information and have launched an investigation.

An FIR has been filed by the Naib Tehsildar in the city police station. According to reports, illegal mining was rampant in the area. To stop this, a team led by the Naib Tehsildar was formed on the instructions of the District Magistrate. On Monday night, the team raided the mining site in Ramnagar Imilia village, where large-scale illegal mining was underway.

Sudden Attack
According to reports, the team included the Naib Tehsildar, Lekhpals Kunwar Brijesh Singh, and Sumit Kumar. It is alleged that as soon as the team arrived at the scene, the mafia and its henchmen attacked the administrative team. The miscreants were already armed with sticks and rods. The administrative team did not even have a chance to recover. During the attack, Naib Tehsildar Dharmendra Yadav fell to the ground and the miscreants brutally attacked him with sticks, breaking his leg.

Two Lekhpals Held Hostage
During this attack, the miscreants took two Lekhpals, Kunwar Brijesh Singh and Sumit Kumar, hostage and brutally assaulted them. After wreaking havoc at the scene for a long time, the miscreants fled. The administrative team then informed the police. The police rushed the seriously injured and bleeding Naib Tehsildar, along with the two accountants, to Sultanpur Medical College, where the Naib Tehsildar was referred to the Lucknow Trauma Center due to his condition. He was found to have multiple fractures in his leg. Both accountants were admitted to the district hospital.