Archive · 21 Aug 2025
Truck with Illegal Timber, Fake Army Sticker, Seized in Reserve
In a tiger reserve, some forest helpers caught a truck sneaking out with a bunch of wood.
The truck had a fake sticker that said it was on army duty.
When the helpers tried to stop it, the driver ran away.
Inside, they found wood worth a lot of money, so they took the truck and the wood.
Now, they're looking for the driver and the people who were trying to smuggle the wood out.
Forest officials in Buxa Tiger Reserve seized a truck loaded with illegal timber.
The truck was found near the Rydak tea estate early Wednesday morning.
The vehicle displayed an 'on army duty' sticker, but the driver fled.
Authorities discovered the truck contained approximately ₹3 lakh worth of teakwood.
Investigations are underway to locate the driver and timber smugglers.
- Who
- Forest officials of the Buxa Tiger Reserve.
- What
- An illegal timber consignment was seized from a truck.
- When
- Early Wednesday morning.
- Where
- Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR), near Rydak tea estate.
- Why
- To prevent illegal timber smuggling.
- Location
- Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR), Alipurduar district
- Incident
- Seizure of illegal timber
- Value of Timber
- Approximately ₹3 lakh
- Type of Wood
- Teakwood
- Action Taken
- Truck and timber seized; driver on the run
- False Identification
- Truck bore an 'on army duty' sticker