Ravinder Sood
Palampur, October 3
Suryabanshi Thakur, a whistleblower from Rakkar near Dehra Gopipur, who has been fighting mining mafia for the past 14 years, received injuries when goons tried to run over him by a car in the Rakkar market this morning.
When Suryabanshi tried to save his life and took shelter in a shop, goons followed and attacked him with lathis and rods.
Residents immediately shifted him to Civil Hospital, Rakkar, where he was given medical aid. He has received injuries on his face, eye and head. A doctor attending him told The Tribune that he was out of danger.
Meanwhile, Rakkar police have registered an FIR against the culprits. The SHO said the accused had been identified as Virender Thakur, who is also up-pradhan of Chamukha panchayat.
He was involved in illegal mining and is also facing a case pertaining to an attack on a police party when it had gone to check illegal mining in the Beas. However, later he was granted bail by the High Court. Suryabanshi of Choli village of Rakkar tehsil of Dehra Gopipur has been fighting a battle against the mining mafia.
Suryabanshi, along with local residents, has written 10,000 letters to the Prime Minister and Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur highlighting unscientific mining in the Beas, resulting in a loss of crores of rupees to the state exchequer. He had also approached the High Court. However, no action was taken against the mining mafia. Even illegal roads constructed by the mafia were not dismantled.
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