Bengaluru : Police in northern Bengaluru’s Mahalakshmi Layout have held onto 1,580 kg of red sanders by arresting 5 member gang.
Siddaraju, 35, Devaraj, 22, Prajwal, 21, Venkatesh, 40, all from Mandya locale, and Tamil Nadu local Govindaswamy, 46, are the arrested suspects. Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Mr.Vinayak Patil, , said the Mahalakshmi police raided 3 places based on the information and arrested 5 accused . Two of the suspects conveyed red sanders in a sack and were hanging tight for dependable clients close to Iskcon Temple. Thinking something out of order, nearby Public informed the police. The police raced to the spot and arrested the suspects. In light of their scrutinizing, three additional arrests were made. Police said Govindaswamy had put away bits of red sanders at his farmhouse in Tamil Nadu. The police searched the farmhouse and held onto the red sanders. Three red sanders logs were carried out of the Gonikoppal timberland in Mandya region and taken to Govindaswamy’s farmhouse by a Mahindra Bolero.
“The suspects were in bad conditions and needed money. So they brought two red sanders logs to Bengaluru in order to sell them to their known customers,” a police officer said. The SUV has also been seized which they were smuggling .
