JAIPUR: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Rajasthan, has registered a case against officials of the Mining (Mineral) Department, crusher owners, and royalty contractors for allegedly causing massive revenue loss to the state government by fraudulently portraying illegal mining as legal.
The case has been registered following a preliminary investigation conducted by the ACB Outpost, Bharatpur Unit, under the directions of ACB Headquarters, Jaipur. The action was initiated after the Bureau received a complaint alleging large-scale irregularities in mining operations in the Bharatpur region.
According to the complaint, officials and employees of the Mining Department, Bharatpur, in connivance with private crusher owners and royalty contractors, were misusing permits issued for closed or non-operational mines to facilitate illegal mining activities. These permits were allegedly used to transport and process illegally extracted minerals while falsely showing them as legally mined, thereby evading royalty and other government dues.