A timber loaded pickup van bearing Regd No- OD35C6985 was seized by Khamar Range Officer Kajal Kumari Nayak on Wednesday night.
The vehicle was spotted at Tambur village under Khamar Range Office when it was proceeding towards Talcher. The local villagers informed to Khamar Range Office about the incident.
Soon, a squad party led by Forester Pradip Satpathy, forest guards Sunil Kumar Behera, RudraMani Behera and Gouri Sankar Pradhan rushed to the spot and seized the van. Eight pieces of Sal and 40 pieces of Balhi timber were loaded in the pickup van. The persons arrested include Gouranga Swain and Pratap Behera, who were forwarded to court on Thursday.