"Joint operation of Bidar District Police and Forest Department for the first time in Bidar district. Sandalwood seized and accused arrested in sandalwood smuggling case"
As per the guidance of the senior officers of Police Department and Forest Department, recently a case of sandalwood theft was registered in Bidar district, a team of Forest Officers headed by Mr. Shivkumar Rava, Zonal Forest Officer, Humanabad and a team including Mr. Upendrakumar, PSI, Mr. Santhosh Tawarakhed, PSI of Bidar District Police, with the assistance of Bidar District Police and Forest Department, formed the Humanabad District on 20/07/2023. As per the confirmed information that people are looking after the sandalwood trees in the land next to the grape plantation on the left side of Nakatta road, both the teams conducted a joint operation and arrested a total of 8 accused persons and seized 9 pieces of sandalwood, 2 two-wheelers, 9 mobile phones and 2 machetes used for felling the trees and thus the total value of Rs. 4,52,000
A case has been registered and the accused have been sent to judicial custody.
Expressing happiness for the work of the officer and staff who arrested the sandalwood thieves, Smt. Vanathi, IFS, Deputy Conservator of Forest Bidar announced the reward with a letter of appreciation.