Illegal sand mining: bail pleas of bishop, 5 priests dismissed again
The Hindu
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The bail petitions of the Bishop of Syro Malankara Diocese of Pathanamthitta, Kerala, and five other priests, who were arrested recently in connection with the illegal sand mining in the property of the diocese at Pottal near Kallidaikurichi in the district that had been leased out to one Manuel George of Kottayam for farming and manufacturing M-sand, were dismissed for the second time on Friday.
Manuel George, who took on lease the 300 acres of diocese land in 2019, allegedly illegally quarried 27,774 cubic metres of sand from nearby Vandal Odai. He was arrested and slapped with a fine of ₹9.57 crore.
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