The Kandali police arrested a 47-year-old man for illegal sand mining from the Palar River at Sevvathur village here on Saturday.The arrested person has been identified as B. Gnanasekeran, a lorry driver from Krishnagiri district.Based on an alert, a special police team had been patrolling Sevvathur Koot Road on the outskirts of Tirupattur town. When they tried to intercept Gnanasekaran’s lorry, he sped away, the police said. After a chase, the police cornered and inspected the vehicle. The team found illegal river sand in the lorry.Initial inquiry revealed that Gnanasekeran had illegally mined sand from the Palar along the Chennai-Bengaluru Highway to sell it to private contractors in the town.He was arrested and the lorry was seized. He has been lodged at a sub-jail in Tirupattur town. A probe is under way.Published - June 01, 2025 12:53 am IST