Forest authorities arrested 1 idiosyncratic and seized illegally felled teak wood during a regular patrol successful the Bailoor scope of the BRT Tiger Reserve successful Chamarajanagar territory connected Wednesday evening.
According to wood officials, a squad of wood watchers noticed 3 persons transporting teak logs aft illegally felling a teak histrion during their patrol. The squad intercepted the radical and managed to instrumentality 1 of the accused into custody, portion the different 2 fled the scene.
The arrested idiosyncratic has been identified arsenic Mahadevaswamy, a nonmigratory of Gundimala colony successful Hanur taluk. He was aboriginal remanded to judicial custody.
Forest officials person launched a hunt for the remaining 2 accused, Mahalingappa of Gundimala colony and Jadeswamy of Andekoorabanadoddi, some from Hanur taluk, who are presently absconding.
A full of 4 ample teak logs were seized during the operation. Further probe is nether way.

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