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Cops chase sandalwood thieves, one held

Last Updated 03 August 2016, 18:34 IST

The Thalaghattapura police arrested a man, who was part of a gang  trying to smuggle sandalwood near Turahalli forest area near Banashankari 6th Stage on Tuesday.

Police identified the arrested as Nagaraj, a resident of Hosakerahalli.
Police seized 13 kilogram of sandalwood, a car, an autorickhsaw and a bike, all worth of Rs 8.80 lakh.

Police said Nagaraj, Shivakumar, Naveen and Basavaraj, who were going in their vehicles, abandoned the vehicles and fled on noticing the police following them.

The police chased them but managed to catch Nagaraj, while the others escaped. Police checked their vehicles and found sandalwood logs which they planned to smuggle into neighbouring states.

Police registered a case and are on the lookout for the rest of the gang.
DH News Service

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(Published 03 August 2016, 18:34 IST)

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