Man charged for illegal gem mining [May 22 2013]

by Mohammed Naalir

Bibile Magistrate imposed a novel punishment against a person who was mining for gems on a land belonging to the Government. The Magistrate ordered him to do social service for three hundred hours, Bibile Police said.

Following a tip off, the police raided the place and arrested the suspect and produced him before the Bibile Magistrate. The suspect was a resident of Bibile.