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10 Arrested After CM Directs Crackdown on Delhi Waste Dumping in Gurugram
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News18•04-10-2026, 20:30
10 Arrested After CM Directs Crackdown on Delhi Waste Dumping in Gurugram
- •Gurugram Police arrested 10 individuals in four separate cases for allegedly transporting garbage and plastic waste from Delhi for illegal dumping in Gurugram.
- •The arrests followed a directive from Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, who declared Gurugram would not be allowed to become "Delhi’s dumping ground."
- •Police recovered seven vehicles, including canters and tractor-trolleys, used in the illegal waste dumping operations.
- •A special drive has been launched by Gurugram Police to combat the illegal bringing and dumping of waste from Delhi into the city.
- •Investigations revealed the accused were part of a network connected with Delhi, separating plastic from the waste in Gurugram before sending it to other locations; police are probing the entire network and potential involvement of others.
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Gurugram Police arrested 10 individuals in four separate cases for allegedly bringing garbage and plastic waste from Delhi to dump in Gurugram.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini directed authorities to impound any vehicles bringing garbage from Delhi, stating that Gurugram would not become Delhi's dumping ground.
Preliminary police investigations revealed that plastic was separated and segregated from the imported garbage before being allegedly sent on to other locations.