Red sanders operatives clash with police in Kadapa
The Hindu
Three held; 250 kg of precious wood seized
A clash allegedly took place between the police and suspected red sanders smuggling operatives at Madur Cross village of Proddatur rural mandal in Kadapa district on Monday.
Acting on a tip-off, a special party led by Deputy SP (Proddatur) Y. Prasada Rao, and Circle-Inspector (Proddatur rural) Madhusudan Gowd and their team rushed to Madur Cross in the morning. When they tried to approach two SUVs and a mini-lorry parked at the roadside, some smuggling operatives using abusive language allegedly tried to attack the police with sickles and stones. However, the police gave a chase to the operatives and nabbed three of them, while the others fled.
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