40-kg sandalwood billets worth about Rs.4 lakh recovered Mysuru/Mysore: The City Crime Branch (CCB) Police, who conducted an operation in front of Gowrishankarnagar Bus Stand on Jan.7, took into custody three persons who were standing in front of the bus stand with two plastic bags filled with sandalwood pieces and brought them to the Police…

Periyapatna: The Forest Department personnel have arrested three persons on charges of chopping Sandalwood trees in Anechowkur Forest area and have seized sandalwood logs they were trying to smuggle yesterday. The Forest staff has seized Sandalwood logs weighing about 75 kgs from them. The arrested have been identified as Swamy and Naga of Beerathammanahalli Tribal…