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Geology Team Begins Quarry Inspection After Activist's Death
The New Indian Express Chennai
|January 22, 2025
Amid suspicions surrounding the recent death of activist K Jagabar Ali (58), a 12-member team from the state geology and mining department on Tuesday commenced an inspection at two stone quarries in the district under the control of a private operator who he had accused of indulging in illegal mining.
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Before his death last week, Ali, a resident of Vengalur in Thirumayam taluk, had complained about unauthorised quarrying in the locality. Among the four suspects the police have arrested on charges of murdering Ali is the owner of RR Crushers, which the activist complained of indulging in il
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