The sand mafia has now started targeting common village ponds and is not even sparing private lands for illegal excavation of sand.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/sutlej-swelling-sand-mafia-shifts-village-ponds
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/varinder-singh
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/tribune-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/punjab
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/sand-mining
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sutlej
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jalandhar-d
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kapurthala-d
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade