Around 1.75 tonnes of red sanders stolen from sandalwood depot
Approximately 1.75 tonnes of red sanders, valued at ₹50 lakh, were stolen from a government sandalwood depot in Tirupattur. Forest officials discovered the theft during a routine stock inspection and have launched a police investigation.
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The theft of high-value seized contraband from government facilities raises questions about security protocols and corruption.
Unidentified persons have stolen around 1.75 tonnes of red sanders that is worth around ₹50 lakh at the Government Sandalwood Depot in Tirupattur town on Tuesday.
Forest officials said that it was during a routine inspection of stocks of wooden logs in the depot on July 18 that a team of forest officials found that 1.75 tonnes of red sanders were missing in one of the storehouses at the depot, which usually had around 100 tonnes of seized red sanders for many years.
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