A mobile court yesterday fined sand lifters and torched sand lifting equipment in a drive in Noadapara village under Sadar upazila of the district.

The four sand lifters were fined Tk 50 thousand each.

They are Md Wahab, 23, son of Mokbul Hossain, Shahed Ali, 28, son of Mojibur Ali, Sumon Mia, 22, son of Motahar Hossain, and Rana Mia, 27, son of Abul Hossain.

Assistant Commissioner (land) of Sadar upazila Habibul Hasan Rumi, also an executive magistrate, conducted a drive at Noadapara area and detained the sand lifters. They were released after they paid the fine.