7 arrested; red sanders logs worth 32 lakh seized

7 arrested; red sanders logs worth 32 lakh seized
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Renigunta police arrested seven red sanders smugglers including five from Tirupati and two from Tamil Nadu in Gundala Kaluva forest area, near Kodur on the Chittoor-Kadapa border. Police seized red sanders logs weighing 624 kg worth Rs 32 lakh. 

Tirupati: Renigunta police arrested seven red sanders smugglers including five from Tirupati and two from Tamil Nadu in Gundala Kaluva forest area, near Kodur on the Chittoor-Kadapa border. Police seized red sanders logs weighing 624 kg worth Rs 32 lakh.

Acting on a tip off, police led by Renigunta DSP KS Nanjundappa took up a search in Gundala Kaluva area where they confronted by 8 smugglers, who were loading the red sanders logs into a vehicle.

They attacked the police with sticks and hunting sickles. The police were able to overpower the smugglers and took them into custody. However, one person managed to escape. Police are on the search to nab him.

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