Archive · 19 Dec 2025
Six Red Sanders Logs Seized in Tirupati
The Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Tasks Force (RSASTF) found and took six red sanders logs in the Adavaram forest near Srikalahasti.
They also caught one person who was trying to smuggle the logs.
The team started their search on Wednesday night and found the logs and a bike near Theerthalapala Kona.
The person they caught was from Karnataka.
The logs, bike, and the smuggler were taken to the Tirupati Task Force station, and the police are now investigating the case.
The Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Tasks Force (RSASTF) seized six red sanders logs in Adavaram forest area, Srikalahasti.
One smuggler from Karnataka was arrested during the operation.
The operation was led by Task Force SP P Srinivas and supervised by ASP J Kulasekhar and DSP MD Sharif.
The team started combing operations from Chellur Dam on Wednesday night and found the logs near Theerthalapala Kona.
The seized logs, bike, and smuggler were taken to Tirupati Task Force station, and an investigation is ongoing.
- Who
- Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Tasks Force (RSASTF) and a smuggler from Karnataka
- What
- Seizure of six red sanders logs and arrest of a smuggler
- When
- Thursday
- Where
- Adavaram forest area, Srikalahasti, Tirupati
- Why
- To prevent illegal smuggling of red sanders logs
- Location
- Adavaram forest area, Srikalahasti, Tirupati
- Date
- Thursday
- Number of Logs Seized
- 6
- Number of Arrests
- 1
- Task Force Head
- L Subba Rayudu
- Task Force SP
- P Srinivas
- ASP
- J Kulasekhar
- DSP
- MD Sharif
- ARSI
- Maheswar Naidu
- Local FBO
- Damodar Rao