Police succeeded in seizing the rare red sandalwood logson Wednesday after they were stolen from the labanyagada forest in Gajapati district on November 15 last. The miscreants had attacked the forest guards and stolen the logs.
The sandalwood tree was of more than 100 years old, and its cost was about Rs 20 lakh. Its weight was 910 kg and height 144 feet. An FIR was lodged in this regard at the Garabandha police station. As per the instructions of the district SP, Garabandha PS IIC Prashant Behera started investigation.
later, the police arrested one A Dharma (31) of Chadhakonda village. According to his statement, the red sandalwood logs were traced from a spot. Dharma was forwarded to court. “We would arrest all the thieves soon,” said IIC Behera.