Kurseong March 31: Four persons including three forest department employees were arrested in connection with smuggling of timber from Painakumari Khola near Garidhura under the Kurseong forest Division on Sunday. The police last week has seized vehicle loaded with timber from the Tindharia area.
“It is a utter
surprise that the consignment seized today was being taken out by the forest
employees as three of the four arrested are forest employees. 92 pieces of teak
were seized from the area,” said Nima Narbu Bhutia, the SDPO of Kurseong. The
four were arrested around 7:30 last evening. The three employees belongs to the
Baman Pokhari Forest
Range
The arrested persons have been identified as Pradip
Chettri, resident of Garidhura, Tapas Denghra, resident of Painakumari, Vijay
Tamang, resident of Garidhura and Nawash Ekka, (driver), resident of Longview
Post a Comment