PRAYAGRAJ, March 30 -- The owner, manager, and employees of a petrol pump along with a group of local goons allegedly assaulted a mining department inspector and his team during an inspection drive in Kaushambi, on Saturday.

The Pipri police have registered a case against four named individuals and 12 unidentified attackers. Several police teams are carrying out raids to nab the accused, who are currently on the run.

According to reports, mining inspector Shatrughna Singh was checking overloaded sand-laden trucks late Saturday night along with his driver Sumit and security personnel Rajesh and Alakhpurush. As news of his patrol near Kasenda spread, several overloaded trucks were allegedly diverted and parked inside a nearby petrol pump....