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9 'Pushpa' Smugglers Arrested, 20 Red Sanders Logs Seized In Tirupati
- Wednesday November 5, 2025
- India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir
In an operation that points to the real-world battle against the illicit trade made famous by the blockbuster film Pushpa, the Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task Force (RSASTF) police seized 20 valuable red sanders logs
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Revenue Officials Seize Red Sanders Wood Worth 4.52 Crore In Mumbai
- Friday September 7, 2018
- Mumbai News | Press Trust of India
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized nine tonnes of red sanders logs worth Rs 4.52 crore in the international market from a shipment at Nhava Sheva port in Mumbai and arrested one person, an official statement said Thursday.
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40 Metric Tonnes Of Red Sander Logs Worth Rs 16 Crore Seized Near Chennai
- Sunday August 27, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
Red sander logs valued at Rs 16 crore were seized by officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence or DRI while allegedly being smuggled to Malaysia.
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Sandalwood Worth Rs 16 Crore Seized At Private Warehouse Near Chennai Port
- Sunday July 10, 2016
- Chennai News | Written by Uma Sudhir
In a massive haul, about 36 tonnes of red sanders worth Rs 16.2 crore, was seized by the authorities at a private godown near Chennai sea port today.
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Red Sanders Worth Rs 1 Crore Seized in Delhi
- Wednesday November 25, 2015
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
A Red Sanders smuggler was was arrested from Pitampura in north Delhi today and sandal wood weighing more than 1700 kg, worth more than Rs 1 crore in the international market was seized from his possession.
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89 Red Sanders Woodcutters From Tamil Nadu Held in Andhra Pradesh
- Monday October 12, 2015
- Andhra Pradesh News | Press Trust of India
As many as 89 woodcutters from Tamil Nadu were arrested in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh when they were allegedly on their way to cut red sanders wood, police said on Sunday.
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Andhra Pradesh Police Mulls Use of Drones to Check Red Sanders Smuggling
- Wednesday September 23, 2015
- Andhra Pradesh News | Press Trust of India
Andhra Pradesh police is mulling the use of drone cameras for enhanced surveillance in Seshachalam forests of Chittoor-Kadapa-Nellore region in its bid to tighten the noose around red sanders smugglers.
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Smuggling of Red Sanders Poses 'Threat to Democracy': Chandrababu Naidu
- Sunday September 20, 2015
- Andhra Pradesh News | Press Trust of India
Smuggling of costly red sanders to other states and various countries from Sesachalam hill ranges posed a "threat to democracy", Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said in Chennai today.
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Telugu Actress Neetu Agarwal Arrested for Alleged Smuggling of Red Sanders
- Sunday April 26, 2015
- Andhra Pradesh News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Amit Chaturvedi (With inputs from agencies)
A small-time Telugu actress was today arrested by the Andhra Pradesh Police in Kurnool in connection with the smuggling of red sanders in the state. The actress, 27-year-old Neetu Agarwal, had been on the run after being booked in connection with the smuggling case.
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Exclusive: 'Was Abducted By Police, Thrown Into Back of a Truck,' Chittoor Killings Witness Tells NDTV
- Wednesday April 22, 2015
- India News | Sreenivasan Jain (with inputs from Manas Roshan)
There appears to be no end to the controversy over the killing of 20 men by the Andhra Pradesh police in a forest clearing two weeks ago. The police claim the men were part of a gang of red sandalwood smugglers who attacked a police team, leaving it with no choice but to retaliate.
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Actor Lawmaker Sarath Kumar Demands CBI probe into Chittoor Encounter
- Friday April 17, 2015
- India News | Edited by Toral Varia Deshpande
Actor-lawmaker Sarath Kumar from Tamil Nadu has now joined the protesting voices that have raised questions on the controversial encounter killings of 20 alleged red sanders smugglers in the forests of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh last week.
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Have Evidence That Men Killed in Chittoor Shootings Were Habitual Offenders, Says Andhra Pradesh Minister
- Saturday April 11, 2015
- India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
Andhra Pradesh Forest Minister B Gopala Krishna Reddy today said the state government has evidence that the 20 men killed in police action in Chittoor this week "were habitual offenders" in trading red sandalwood illegally.
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Chittoor Shootings: Chandrababu Naidu Assures Tamil Nadu Chief Minister of Speedy Probe
- Friday April 10, 2015
- Cheat Sheet | Reported by Uma Sudhir and J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has written to his Tamil Nadu counterpart O Panneerselvam assuring him of a speedy investigation into the controversial killing of 20 alleged red sandalwood smugglers in a police operation in Chittoor this week. All the men killed were from Tamil Nadu.
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In Andhra Pradesh Shooting, an Account That Counters Police Version
- Friday April 10, 2015
- India News |
As controversy rages over the deaths of 20 alleged sandalwood smugglers in Andhra Pradesh, a man from neighbouring Tamil Nadu's Dharmapuri district has alleged that seven of those killed were arrested by the Andhra Pradesh while they were on their way to Tirupati.
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Families of Alleged Smugglers, Killed in Andhra Pradesh, Protest on Road With Bodies
- Friday April 10, 2015
- Tamil Nadu News | Edited by Mala Das
Families of two alleged sandalwood smugglers, who were among the 20 killed in the forests of Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, today placed their bodies on the road in protest in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai, demanding an independent inquiry into the deaths.
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www.ndtv.com
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9 'Pushpa' Smugglers Arrested, 20 Red Sanders Logs Seized In Tirupati
- Wednesday November 5, 2025
- India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir
In an operation that points to the real-world battle against the illicit trade made famous by the blockbuster film Pushpa, the Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task Force (RSASTF) police seized 20 valuable red sanders logs
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www.ndtv.com
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Revenue Officials Seize Red Sanders Wood Worth 4.52 Crore In Mumbai
- Friday September 7, 2018
- Mumbai News | Press Trust of India
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized nine tonnes of red sanders logs worth Rs 4.52 crore in the international market from a shipment at Nhava Sheva port in Mumbai and arrested one person, an official statement said Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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40 Metric Tonnes Of Red Sander Logs Worth Rs 16 Crore Seized Near Chennai
- Sunday August 27, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
Red sander logs valued at Rs 16 crore were seized by officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence or DRI while allegedly being smuggled to Malaysia.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sandalwood Worth Rs 16 Crore Seized At Private Warehouse Near Chennai Port
- Sunday July 10, 2016
- Chennai News | Written by Uma Sudhir
In a massive haul, about 36 tonnes of red sanders worth Rs 16.2 crore, was seized by the authorities at a private godown near Chennai sea port today.
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www.ndtv.com
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Red Sanders Worth Rs 1 Crore Seized in Delhi
- Wednesday November 25, 2015
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
A Red Sanders smuggler was was arrested from Pitampura in north Delhi today and sandal wood weighing more than 1700 kg, worth more than Rs 1 crore in the international market was seized from his possession.
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www.ndtv.com
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89 Red Sanders Woodcutters From Tamil Nadu Held in Andhra Pradesh
- Monday October 12, 2015
- Andhra Pradesh News | Press Trust of India
As many as 89 woodcutters from Tamil Nadu were arrested in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh when they were allegedly on their way to cut red sanders wood, police said on Sunday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Andhra Pradesh Police Mulls Use of Drones to Check Red Sanders Smuggling
- Wednesday September 23, 2015
- Andhra Pradesh News | Press Trust of India
Andhra Pradesh police is mulling the use of drone cameras for enhanced surveillance in Seshachalam forests of Chittoor-Kadapa-Nellore region in its bid to tighten the noose around red sanders smugglers.
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www.ndtv.com
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Smuggling of Red Sanders Poses 'Threat to Democracy': Chandrababu Naidu
- Sunday September 20, 2015
- Andhra Pradesh News | Press Trust of India
Smuggling of costly red sanders to other states and various countries from Sesachalam hill ranges posed a "threat to democracy", Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said in Chennai today.
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www.ndtv.com
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Telugu Actress Neetu Agarwal Arrested for Alleged Smuggling of Red Sanders
- Sunday April 26, 2015
- Andhra Pradesh News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Amit Chaturvedi (With inputs from agencies)
A small-time Telugu actress was today arrested by the Andhra Pradesh Police in Kurnool in connection with the smuggling of red sanders in the state. The actress, 27-year-old Neetu Agarwal, had been on the run after being booked in connection with the smuggling case.
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www.ndtv.com
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Exclusive: 'Was Abducted By Police, Thrown Into Back of a Truck,' Chittoor Killings Witness Tells NDTV
- Wednesday April 22, 2015
- India News | Sreenivasan Jain (with inputs from Manas Roshan)
There appears to be no end to the controversy over the killing of 20 men by the Andhra Pradesh police in a forest clearing two weeks ago. The police claim the men were part of a gang of red sandalwood smugglers who attacked a police team, leaving it with no choice but to retaliate.
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www.ndtv.com
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Actor Lawmaker Sarath Kumar Demands CBI probe into Chittoor Encounter
- Friday April 17, 2015
- India News | Edited by Toral Varia Deshpande
Actor-lawmaker Sarath Kumar from Tamil Nadu has now joined the protesting voices that have raised questions on the controversial encounter killings of 20 alleged red sanders smugglers in the forests of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh last week.
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www.ndtv.com
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Have Evidence That Men Killed in Chittoor Shootings Were Habitual Offenders, Says Andhra Pradesh Minister
- Saturday April 11, 2015
- India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
Andhra Pradesh Forest Minister B Gopala Krishna Reddy today said the state government has evidence that the 20 men killed in police action in Chittoor this week "were habitual offenders" in trading red sandalwood illegally.
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www.ndtv.com
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Chittoor Shootings: Chandrababu Naidu Assures Tamil Nadu Chief Minister of Speedy Probe
- Friday April 10, 2015
- Cheat Sheet | Reported by Uma Sudhir and J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has written to his Tamil Nadu counterpart O Panneerselvam assuring him of a speedy investigation into the controversial killing of 20 alleged red sandalwood smugglers in a police operation in Chittoor this week. All the men killed were from Tamil Nadu.
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www.ndtv.com
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In Andhra Pradesh Shooting, an Account That Counters Police Version
- Friday April 10, 2015
- India News |
As controversy rages over the deaths of 20 alleged sandalwood smugglers in Andhra Pradesh, a man from neighbouring Tamil Nadu's Dharmapuri district has alleged that seven of those killed were arrested by the Andhra Pradesh while they were on their way to Tirupati.
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www.ndtv.com
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Families of Alleged Smugglers, Killed in Andhra Pradesh, Protest on Road With Bodies
- Friday April 10, 2015
- Tamil Nadu News | Edited by Mala Das
Families of two alleged sandalwood smugglers, who were among the 20 killed in the forests of Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, today placed their bodies on the road in protest in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai, demanding an independent inquiry into the deaths.
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www.ndtv.com