Illegal Mining Exposed Sting Reveals Mining Mafia in UP & Uttarakhand

In this special investigation, India Today’s Nitin Jain exposes the rampant illegal mining operations across North India, specifically in Uttarakhand’s Udham Singh Nagar and Uttar Pradesh’s Noida. The report reveals how a company, Kailash River Bed Minerals, allegedly tasked with monitoring mining, is itself engaged in illegal extraction in the Kosi river. Despite National Green Tribunal orders, heavy machinery and overloaded trucks operate openly under the administration's nose. The investigation also highlights a confrontation where the mining mafia attempted to intimidate the reporting team. Authorities have since seized vehicles and imposed penalties, but the report questions the government's complicity.