Man held for chopping sandalwood tree in Reserve Forest
In Vellore, a 58-year-old woodcutter named K. Elumalai was apprehended for illegally harvesting approximately one tonne of sandalwood from the Anaicut reserve forest. The sandalwood logs were discovered during a routine patrolling by Virinchipuram police, who came across a group of individuals acting suspiciously and carrying a bag.
The suspect, along with an accomplice who has since fled the scene, had been trespassing into the reserve forest multiple times over the past few months to gather red sanders and sandalwood. Subsequently, forest officials seized the remaining logs from Elumalai's hidden location and registered a case against him. Special teams have been assembled to apprehend the other culprits, and an ongoing investigation aims to uncover the extent of the illegal logging activity.
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