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Five persons were arrested in the city on Wednesday in connection with the illegal sale of groundwater drawn from patta and poromboke lands for years. However, 11 of the key accused in the case remained elusive.
According to police, the arrests were initiated in pursuance of a complaint from Madhavaram tahsildar Varadarao, who had received a report from the local revenue official regarding the illegal exploitation of groundwater for commercial purposes.
Prior to this complaint, a team of revenue officials conducted raids at several points where the reported illegal activity was in vogue. Madhavaram Milk Farm, Periya Mathur, Manjambakkam and Kosappurn were the areas that came under scanner.
The team seized the submersible suction water pumps from a few points while a few managed to decamp their property before the officials arrived.
Subsequently, five persons, identified as Mohan, (48), Periyasamy, (45), Arul, (25), Manoharan, (48), and Sriram (48), were arrested by MM Colony police inspector Kasiappan.
Police said that the arrested owned lands and were engaged in farming as well. They had been into the water trade as the returns were high. A case under provisions of Tamil Nadu Property (Prevention of Damage and Loss) Act, 1992 was also registered.
During the crackdown, police had caught a container lorry while it was filled with the ground water. Similarly, two container lorries and a motor pump were also confiscated by police.
According to sources, 11 key accused in the case were absconding since the report of the incident.
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