Two Arrested in Sandalwood Smuggling Case

Siddapura, Oct. 13: Forest Department officials from the Kushalnagar Range have successfully arrested two individuals who were illegally transporting sandalwood worth lakhs of rupees on two-wheelers.

Acting on a tip-off regarding the transport of sandalwood valued at over ₹5 lakh via the Nanjarayapattana route in the Meenu Kolli section of the Kushalnagar Forest Range on October 12, officials and staff conducted a raid. They arrested the accused—Raghu G.R. (38) of Kambibane Tribal Colony and Santhosh (40) of Suntikoppa—and seized the sandalwood pieces along with the vehicles used for transport. The prime accused involved in the case has absconded, and a Forest Department team has launched a search operation to apprehend him. The operation was carried out under the guidance of CCF Sonal Vrishni, DCF Abhishek, and Somwarpet Taluk ACF Naveen Kumar, and was led by Kushalnagar Range Forest Officer Rakshith R. The team included Meenu Kolli Section Deputy Range Forest Officer Sachin Nimbalkar, Beat Forest Guard Nagaraj Radagatti, and other staff members.

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