Two persons were arrested by Kandali police for illegal sand mining from the dry river bed of Palar at Natham village near Jolarpet town in Tirupattur on Tuesday.
Police said the arrested persons were identified as G. Vijay (27) and J. Murali (41), residents of Jolarpet town. Based on an alert, a special police team was patrolling Natrampalli - Tirupattur Main Road on the outskirts of Jolarpet town. The team tried to stop Vijay, who was driving the lorry loaded with sand but they were unable to.
