Archive · 23 Sep 2026
RWF RPF Arrests Three in Sandalwood Tree Theft Case
A sandalwood tree was cut down and stolen from a railway factory area.
Railway Protection Force officers investigated the theft.
They formed two teams and checked many security-camera recordings.
The recordings helped them identify a vehicle linked to Shivamogga.
With help from local police, officers arrested three men.
They recovered the whole stolen tree, a cutting tool and a car.
The three men were taken to court and sent to judicial custody for 14 days.
The reports give two different dates for when the theft occurred: September 5 and September 20, 2026.
A sandalwood tree was stolen from Railway Wheel Factory premises in Yelahanka.
Railway Protection Force teams used CCTV footage to trace the suspected vehicle to Shivamogga.
Three men—Ismail, Abibulla and Md. Saleem—were arrested with the stolen tree.
Authorities also confiscated the cutting implement and car allegedly used in the theft.
All three accused were remanded to 14 days of judicial custody by a Bangalore court.
- Who
- Railway Protection Force officers arrested Ismail, Abibulla and Md. Saleem.
- What
- A sandalwood tree theft was investigated, and the tree, cutting implement and alleged getaway car were recovered.
- When
- The report mentions the night of September 5, 2026, but also says the tree was cut and stolen on September 20, 2026.
- Where
- The theft occurred inside the Railway Wheel Factory in Yelahanka; the suspected vehicle was traced to the Shivamogga area.
- Why
- Two investigation teams were formed to detect the theft and apprehend those responsible.
- Case registration
- Cr. No. 01/22026 under Section 3(a) of the RP(UP) Act at the Railway Protection Force Post, Railway Wheel Factory, Yelahanka
- Investigation teams
- Two teams were headed by SI Chirag and Srikanth M. Patil, under the supervision of Inspector Surajbhan
- Evidence used
- CCTV footage from the Railway Wheel Factory west colony and nearby areas
- Arrests
- Three accused persons were apprehended with assistance from local police
- Recovery
- The entire sandalwood tree, a cutting implement and the alleged theft vehicle were confiscated
- Court action
- All three accused were produced before a Bangalore court and remanded to 14 days of judicial custody
- Date discrepancy
- The report cites both September 5 and September 20, 2026, as dates connected to the theft