A person from Tamil Nadu involved in red sandalwood smuggling in Andhra Pradesh was sentenced to five years in prison and fined Rs. 6 lakh by RSS Additional Joint Judge Narasimha Murthy.
With the aim of preventing red sandalwood smuggling in the Seshachalam forest area, the Red Sandalwood Smuggling Prevention Task Force has been implementing intensive measures.
Following the special action plan formulated by Red Sandalwood Smuggling Prevention Task Force head L. Subbarayudu, this task force, functioning under the leadership of Superintendent of Police P. Srinivas and the supervision of Assistant Superintendent of Police J. Kulasekar, gave special attention to cases that had been registered in the past and are currently under trial in court.
Since the charges were proven against P. Suresh, a resident of Mangalapuram village in Polur taluk of Tiruvannamalai district, who was arrested in connection with this case, the judge ordered him to undergo 5 years of imprisonment and pay a fine of Rs. 6 lakh. Later, as per the court order, he was sent to Nellore Central Prison. Special Public Prosecutor Amar Narayana appeared for the government side.
