GoKawiilSand mafia killing in India spotlights global illicit trade in construction sand
Indian farmer Paleram Chauhan was assassinated outside Delhi after a decade spent fighting a local gang that illegally mined sand from his village. His family and neighbors say the attack was ordered by the same criminal network profiting from the resource, which fuels the region's booming construction industry. The killing is one of many linked to violent, unregulated sand extraction operations across the country.