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Tirupati Special Red Sanders Court Judge A. Narasimhamoorthy connected Monday (December 01, 2025) sentenced 2 smuggling operatives to 5 years’ imprisonment each, on with a good of ₹3 lakh per accused, successful a 2018 case.
According to police, the convicts — Pagadala Venkataramana (46) and Mallela Harinath (45) of Sadum mandal of Chittoor territory — were portion of a radical progressive successful the amerciable proscription of reddish sanders.
On January 25, 2018, the Rompicherla constabulary of Chittoor territory received accusation astir the smuggling effort and acceptable up conveyance checks astatine Dandapanti Thopu Cross. The accused, carrying reddish sanders logs successful a car, tried to flight but were apprehended aft a little chase, portion 3 others managed to flee.
Police seized six reddish sanders logs weighing 161 kg and the car utilized successful the operation. A lawsuit was registered nether assorted IPC Sections and applicable provisions of the AP Forest Act. Following completion of trial, some accused were recovered guilty.
