Need central armed forces to curb illegal coal mining: Meghalaya HC

Meghalaya high court has directed ministry of home affairs to deploy “appropriate central armed police force” to check illegal mining and transportation of coal in the state as the local police force has been completely “ineffective or unwilling” to control these illicit activities.

The high court directed the MHA to ensure the deployment of 10 companies of the appropriate central armed police force, which will be commanded independently or jointly by the officers from the local police selected by the court, strictly for the purpose of keeping vigil on the roads and arresting the illegal transportation of illegally mined coal in the state and make its response available in the court in the next hearing on April 27.