Effluent tanker caught in act

Though the tanker number had been determined to be fake, the owner of the Sumo had been identified and his name turned over to the police, the official said, adding that since an FIR had been lodged, the matter was now in the hands of the police. However, he admitted that the police were yet to take any satisfactory action in the Chhani dumping case.

When contacted, District Superintendent of Police Shamsher Singh said a case had been registered under Sections 336 and 114 for causing damage to public property and was being investigated.

Policemen all over the district had been alerted about tankers passing along the highways at night, he added.