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9 'Pushpa' Smugglers Arrested, 20 Red Sanders Logs Seized In Tirupati
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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Bodies Found In Andhra Lake Of Red Sanders Woodcutters? Police Probe
After the bodies of five men were found floating on Ontimitta Lake in Kadappa district of Andhra Pradesh, police are now probing whether the men were woodcutters linked with red sanders smugglers. Axes, sickles, torches and food items have been found in their backpacks, recovered near the lake, say police sources.
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Red Sanders Worth Rs 1 Crore Seized in Delhi
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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Andhra Pradesh Government Forms an 8-Member Special Investigation Team to Probe Chittoor Encounter
Nearly 17 days after 20 alleged smugglers were shot dead inside the red sanders forests of Chittoor; the Andhra Pradesh government has constituted an eight-member Special Investigation Team to investigate into the incident.
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Exclusive: 'Was Abducted By Police, Thrown Into Back of a Truck,' Chittoor Killings Witness Tells NDTV
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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Chittoor Killings: Post-Mortem Report Submitted to the Hyderabad High Court
The post mortem reports of 20 alleged red sanders smugglers killed in a controversial encounter in the forests of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, were submitted to the Hyderabad High Court today.
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Actor Lawmaker Sarath Kumar Demands CBI probe into Chittoor Encounter
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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Chittoor Killings: Amid Questions About Controversial Encounter, Court Orders Fresh Autopsy
The Hyderabad High Court has ordered a second autopsy on the body of Sasi Kumar, one of the 20 alleged red sanders smugglers killed by policemen in a controversial encounter in the forests of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh last week.
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Chittoor Killings: 2 Witnesses Who Claim Encounter Was Fake, Meet Rights Body
Two men whose accounts suggest that the police in Andhra Pradesh staged the killing of 20 alleged red sanders smugglers last week will appear before the National Human Rights Commission in Delhi today.
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Have Evidence That Men Killed in Chittoor Shootings Were Habitual Offenders, Says Andhra Pradesh Minister
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
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
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
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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Three Red Sander Smugglers Shot Dead in Andhra Pradesh
Police on Thursday gunned down three red sander smugglers in the forests near Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district, bordering Tamil Nadu.
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Hyderabad: Over 75 held after two forest personnel die in smuggler's attack
Over 75 persons were rounded up in Andhra Pradesh today following an attack on forest department personnel by red sanders wood smugglers near Tirupati
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9 'Pushpa' Smugglers Arrested, 20 Red Sanders Logs Seized In Tirupati
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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Bodies Found In Andhra Lake Of Red Sanders Woodcutters? Police Probe
After the bodies of five men were found floating on Ontimitta Lake in Kadappa district of Andhra Pradesh, police are now probing whether the men were woodcutters linked with red sanders smugglers. Axes, sickles, torches and food items have been found in their backpacks, recovered near the lake, say police sources.
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Red Sanders Worth Rs 1 Crore Seized in Delhi
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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Andhra Pradesh Government Forms an 8-Member Special Investigation Team to Probe Chittoor Encounter
Nearly 17 days after 20 alleged smugglers were shot dead inside the red sanders forests of Chittoor; the Andhra Pradesh government has constituted an eight-member Special Investigation Team to investigate into the incident.
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Exclusive: 'Was Abducted By Police, Thrown Into Back of a Truck,' Chittoor Killings Witness Tells NDTV
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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Chittoor Killings: Post-Mortem Report Submitted to the Hyderabad High Court
The post mortem reports of 20 alleged red sanders smugglers killed in a controversial encounter in the forests of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, were submitted to the Hyderabad High Court today.
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Actor Lawmaker Sarath Kumar Demands CBI probe into Chittoor Encounter
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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Chittoor Killings: Amid Questions About Controversial Encounter, Court Orders Fresh Autopsy
The Hyderabad High Court has ordered a second autopsy on the body of Sasi Kumar, one of the 20 alleged red sanders smugglers killed by policemen in a controversial encounter in the forests of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh last week.
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Chittoor Killings: 2 Witnesses Who Claim Encounter Was Fake, Meet Rights Body
Two men whose accounts suggest that the police in Andhra Pradesh staged the killing of 20 alleged red sanders smugglers last week will appear before the National Human Rights Commission in Delhi today.
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Have Evidence That Men Killed in Chittoor Shootings Were Habitual Offenders, Says Andhra Pradesh Minister
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
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
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
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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Three Red Sander Smugglers Shot Dead in Andhra Pradesh
Police on Thursday gunned down three red sander smugglers in the forests near Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district, bordering Tamil Nadu.
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Hyderabad: Over 75 held after two forest personnel die in smuggler's attack
Over 75 persons were rounded up in Andhra Pradesh today following an attack on forest department personnel by red sanders wood smugglers near Tirupati
