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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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Bodies Found In Andhra Lake Of Red Sanders Woodcutters? Police Probe
- Monday February 19, 2018
- India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee
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
- 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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Andhra Pradesh Government Forms an 8-Member Special Investigation Team to Probe Chittoor Encounter
- Friday April 24, 2015
- India News | Written by Uma Sudhir
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
- 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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Chittoor Killings: Post-Mortem Report Submitted to the Hyderabad High Court
- Monday April 20, 2015
- Andhra Pradesh News | Press Trust of India
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
- 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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Chittoor Killings: Amid Questions About Controversial Encounter, Court Orders Fresh Autopsy
- Thursday April 16, 2015
- Andhra Pradesh News | Written by Uma Sudhir
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
- Monday April 13, 2015
- India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
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
- 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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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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Bodies Found In Andhra Lake Of Red Sanders Woodcutters? Police Probe
- Monday February 19, 2018
- India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee
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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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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Andhra Pradesh Government Forms an 8-Member Special Investigation Team to Probe Chittoor Encounter
- Friday April 24, 2015
- India News | Written by Uma Sudhir
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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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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Chittoor Killings: Post-Mortem Report Submitted to the Hyderabad High Court
- Monday April 20, 2015
- Andhra Pradesh News | Press Trust of India
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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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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Chittoor Killings: Amid Questions About Controversial Encounter, Court Orders Fresh Autopsy
- Thursday April 16, 2015
- Andhra Pradesh News | Written by Uma Sudhir
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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www.ndtv.com
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Chittoor Killings: 2 Witnesses Who Claim Encounter Was Fake, Meet Rights Body
- Monday April 13, 2015
- India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
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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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