Deputy Commissioner N. Jayaram, on Tuesday, suspended, pending inquiry, Revenue Inspector of Ananthapur B.M. Bijjargi and Panchayat Development Officer of Shirur Gram Panchayat, both in Athani taluk, on the charge of dereliction of duty and failure to prevent illegal sand extraction in their jurisdictional area.
Mr. Jayaram said that the revenue inspector and the panchayat development officer were members of the sand monitoring committee but failed to prevent illegal sand extraction in Agrani Halla in Shirur village.