Kadapa: Fire exchanged between police, sanders smugglers

Hyderabad: On Saturday, at Kukkaladoddi forest area in Railway Koduru mandal in Kadapa district, there was a fire exchange between the police and the red sanders smugglers. In this firing, it is learnt that a Tamil Nadu based labour involved in the red sandalwood smuggling was shot dead by the police.

It is worth recollecting that Chittoor and Kadapa districts in Andhra Pradesh have turned the care of address for the sanders smuggling. Despite the fact the police and the forest department officials are vigilant, such untoward things of red sanders smugglings have been happening over a period of time.

It is learnt that the smugglers are reportedly supported by the top rank politicians who in turn pressurize the officials also. Kadapa, Nellore and Chittoor districts have become the vital districts for Red Sandalwood smuggling. In the last few months, many such cases have been revealed. Also, news made rounds a few days before that younger brother of Kiran Kumar Reddy, the former Chief Minister of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh, was also involved in this rocket.