7 months ago
Red Sanders Smuggler Sentenced to Five Years
A man named M. Ramakrishna was caught smuggling red sanders, a special kind of wood, from a forest in Andhra Pradesh.
The court found him guilty and sentenced him to five years in jail and a big fine.
The police hope this will stop others from doing the same illegal activity.
Red sanders are protected, and taking them from the forest is against the law.
M. Ramakrishna was sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment for red sanders smuggling.
He was fined ₹6 lakh for illegal transportation of red sanders from the Seshachalam forest area.
The case was registered by the Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task Force (RSASTF).
Ramakrishna was arrested in the Perumallapalli beat of the T.N. Palem section under the Tirupati forest division.
The court found the charges proved after a detailed trial.
- Who
- M. Ramakrishna, a red sanders smuggler from Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu
- What
- Sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment and fined ₹6 lakh for illegal transportation of red sanders
- Where
- Red Sanders Special Court in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
- When
- Friday (specific date not mentioned)
- Why
- For illegal transportation of red sanders from the Seshachalam forest area
Key facts
- Name
- M. Ramakrishna
- Crime
- Illegal transportation of red sanders
- Location
- Seshachalam forest area
- Sentence
- Five years rigorous imprisonment
- Fine
- ₹6 lakh
- Case Number
- Crime No. 57 of 2017
- Court
- Red Sanders Special Court, Tirupati
- Judge
- Narasimha Murthy
Quotes
L. Subba Rayudu
Tirupati district superintendent of police and RSASTF head
“Red sanders logs illegally cut and transported by local smugglers were purchased at low prices and falsely shown as procurements from farmers. Official permissions were then obtained to give the stock a legal cover before exporting it.”
deccanchronicle.com
“The Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task Force (RSASTF) arrested Mohammed Muzammil (38) of Mysuru, Karnataka, who allegedly devised a systematic method to convert illegal forest produce into export consignments.”
deccanchronicle.com
