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Forest Department officials seized 2 tonnes of reddish sanders, which is estimated to beryllium astir ₹1.5 crore, from a location that belongs to erstwhile AIADMK functionary successful Mel Nagar colony adjacent Arani municipality successful Tiruvannamalai.
Forest officials said that based connected a tip-off from residents, a constabulary squad from Kannamangalam constabulary conducted a astonishment hunt successful the house, wherever the squad recovered 106 logs of reddish sanders. The location belongs to S. Ravi, erstwhile AIADMK councilor for Arani West Panchayat Union.
Initial enquiry revealed that Ravi has been surviving successful his daughter’s location for the past fewer years. He had fixed it to his nephew Rajesh, who is absconding, for its upkeep.
Following the seizure, constabulary informed Arani wood scope serviceman K. Pavannu, who inspected the house. Forest officials recovered that the seized woody logs are of precocious prime reddish sanders that are recovered successful Chittoor and Tirupati wood areas.
Kannamangalam constabulary registered a lawsuit against Rajesh, who has respective transgression cases related to reddish sanders smuggling successful Chittoor and Tirupati. Special teams person been formed to nab him.
As per norms, the seized reddish sanders were sent to the authorities timber portion successful Tirupattur to marque incense sticks.
