Rosewood felling: police register cases against 68 persons in Wayanad
The Hindu
Action follows complaint by Revenue officials
The police have registered cases against 68 persons in connection with the alleged felling of centuries-old rosewood trees from private plantations within the Muttil South village limits in the district by flouting all norms. They were charged under Section 379 (theft) of the IPC, and the cases were registered on a complaint from Revenue officials, police sources said. The incident came to light after Forest Department officials seized 54 pieces of illegal rosewood logs worth ₹60 lakh from a saw mill at Perumbavoor in Ernakulam district on February 9. The wood was transported from Wayanad to the saw mill without valid documents, and the seizure was made on a tip-off.More Related News
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