Soil Smuggling Racket Busted in Baruipur: 9 Arrested, Farmland Destroyed

• Baruipur Police arrested 9 individuals and seized 7 soil-laden tractors for illegal soil smuggling from agricultural land.
• Soil was being excavated at night using JCBs without farmers' knowledge, primarily for brick kilns and new picnic gardens.
• The illegal operation is destroying fertile agricultural land, reducing arable area, and damaging adjacent crops.
• Police suspect a 'soil mafia' due to the high profits involved, with land bought cheaply and excavated deeply.
• Local Gram Panchayat and police vow continuous action against illegal soil traders, ensuring no one is spared.

Why It Matters: Baruipur police cracked down on illegal soil smuggling, arresting 9 and seizing tractors, to protect farmland.