Archive · 31 Jan 2026
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
- When
- Friday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Red Sanders Special Court in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
- Why
- For illegal transportation of red sanders from the Seshachalam forest area
- 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
