An inspector of the mines department and five home guard jawans were seriously injured allegedly after being attacked by a gang of sand mafias during a joint raid in Bihar's Kishanganj district, police said on December 9.
Following the incident, a case has been registered against 21 people involved in the attack and attempts are being made to arrest them, they said.
According to police, the incident took place at around 3 p.m. on Wednesday when a joint team of the mines department and home guard jawans reached the site after receiving a complaint about the illegal lifting of sand. Following the information, a team of mining department officials from Kishanganj rushed to the spot.
