The True Story of How an IAS Officer Took On The Sand Mining Mafia | EP 45 | Secondhand Stories

IAS officer Durga Shakti had no idea how big a fight she had on her hands when she took on the sand mining mafia. But it was a fight she refused to back down from. This is her incredible true story. Drop a message to me at: Instagram: @cowtuk Discord: https://discord.gg/BC8gZNSEtw Logo and Thumbnail Design (and Moral Support): Siddhi Surte. Editing: Saurabh Verma (Check out his channel here: https://youtu.be/zlmy6lAasd8) Sources: Women of Influence by Rajni Sekhri Sibal. You can get the book here: https://shorturl.at/fiuDE https://theprint.in/opinion/noida-is-growing-ghaziabad-is-fading-the-story-of-uttar-pradeshs-two-boom-towns/710074/#google_vignette https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/why-illegal-sand-mining-is-profitable-in-up-113080200907_1.html https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/with-durga-shakti-nagpal-he-fought-sand-mining-mafia-was-attacked-and-transferred-530277 https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/why-illegal-sand-mining-is-profitable-in-up-113080200907_1.html https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/noida-vegetable-shortage-due-to-sand-mining-25928.html https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/the-economics-of-sand-mining-in-ncr-113081000039_1.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/01/magazine/sand-mining-india-how-to-steal-a-river.html https://www.hindustantimes.com/noida/was-durga-shakti-nagpal-trapped/story-ausNqDjZm7ntMXkKvBAJGJ.html https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/monsson-session-durga-shakrti-will-get-justice-manmohan-singh-172818-2013-08-04