Sri Vijaya Puram | May 1, 2026
In a joint operation based mostly on particular intelligence inputs, police and forest officers recovered illegally hand-sawn timber from the Kalighat space on April 29.
According to studies, a group from PS Kalighat, led by SHO SI Shibendra Halder, carried out the operation within the 5 Plot space underneath Paschimsagar village, in coordination with personnel from OP Kishorinagar and Forest Department officers. The motion was initiated following credible info concerning the unlawful transportation of timber.
During a radical search of the realm and adjoining forest stretches, the group recovered 26 items of hand-sawn timber of assorted sizes. The seized wooden included helpful species akin to Padauk and Thingam, with an estimated complete quantity of roughly 0.382 cubic metres. The timber had reportedly been hid inside dense forest bushes.
Despite intensive search operations within the neighborhood, no people concerned within the criminal activity could possibly be apprehended.
The recovered timber has been seized and handed over to Forest officers for additional authorized proceedings.
Police have urged most people to return ahead with info associated to any unlawful actions. Citizens can share inputs with the closest police station or via helpline numbers 100, 112, or 03192-273344. Authorities have assured that the identification of informants might be saved strictly confidential, and appropriate rewards could also be supplied for credible info.
