Deputy Range Forest Officer S N Lingaraju of Jayapura, Koppa range of forest, has been suspended on the grounds of dereliction of duty.
Chief Forest Conservator S Dhananjay has ordered suspension of Lingaraju.
The order stated that Lingaraju was involved in felling of acacia trees and illegal transportation of wooden logs from survey number 9 section 4 of Heroor village in Koppa taluk.