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Sattur illegal sand mining: File report on probe progress, court directs DSP
The New Indian Express Madurai
|August 22, 2025
THE Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Virudhunagar sub division, to submit a report on the progress of the investigation into the alleged illegal sand mining in Periyakulam kanmoi in Sattur.
A bench of justices S M Subramaniam and G Arul Murugan gave the direction on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed by Videyal S Veeraperumal seeking restoration of the waterbody and action against people involved in the alleged offence.
This story is from the August 22, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Madurai.
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