Two Red Sander Woodcutters From TN Arrested In Tirupati Forest 

Tirupati: Two red sander woodcutters from Tamil Nadu were arrested today when they were chopping the trees in Karivepaakula valley at nearby Seshachalam forest hill range, a senior police official said.

"The arrests were made when a 12 member task force team on routine combing operation spotted the duo, in their twenties,cutting red sander trees," Red Sanders Anti Smuggling Task Force Superintendent of Police P Ravishankar told PTI. Of the two arrested, one was from Salem and the other, a graduate from Vellore, he said, adding four axes and two sharpening tools were seized from them.

Last month 84 suspected red sander woodcutters from Tamil Nadu were arrested here for allegedly entering Seshachalam forests.

They were later released on a personal bond of Rs 10,000 each and transported back to Tamil Nadu by two buses arranged by the state government. (PTI)