Mangaluru: “Dakshina Kannada district sand miners association condemns the death of sand mining labour Shareef and urges the government to pay Rs 25 lakh as compensation,” said Association President Naveen Chandra B.

Addressing the media personnel on Friday, he said that from many years traditional sand mining companies are functioning and the district administration along with police department and geology department are targeting the traditional sand miners.

“We are not followers of any politicians. Shareef died to assault of police and another sand mining labour Junaidudhin is recovering from the police’s assault,” he said.

He further said that the district administration has to face the continues protests if such assaults are repeated in future.