GAYA JI, April 16 -- Police on Thursday seized 11 sand-laden tractors and arrested a driver during raids in Bareini Ghat mining fields in Belaganj police station area of Gaya Ji district, officials said.

The action was part of a drive launched to check the sand mafia, who allegedly injured five policemen in an attack in Sindhugarh police station area this week.

Gaya Ji senior superintendent of police (SSP) Sushil Kumar said that a team led by deputy superintendent of police (DySP) (Law and Order), Ravi Prakash Singh, was formed, including teams from Belaganj, Chandauti, Men and Pai Bigha police stations.They raided the site at 4am and found large-scale illegal sand mining being conducted.

While the sand mafia succeeded in fleeing, Sand...