Six purple sanders smugglers nabbed in Kadapa district

Police apprehended six purple sanders smugglers concerned in a number of instances in Kadapa district and recovered logs weighing practically a tonne from them on Sunday.

The arrested had been recognized as Iragamreddy Naga Dastagiri Reddy (35), Mudireddy Rammohan Reddy (47), U. Krishnaiah (53), Kayala Srinivasulu (44), Bandreddi Obul Reddy (54) and Sanivarapu Balagangi Reddy (44), all hailing from varied locations in Kadapa district. The six had been arrested close to Chinnavaradayapalle forest on Proddatur-Annavaram highway throughout a daily checking on Saturday.

The smugglers, travelling in an SUV and a sedan automobile, tried to zoom previous the test put up when the alert police apprehended them. The police suspect the involvement of extra smugglers, particularly highly effective folks, behind the arrested six.

Kadapa Superintendent of Police (SP) E.G. Ashok Kumar whereas addressing the media mentioned that Dastagiri Reddy was a infamous prison needed in 86 purple sanders smuggling and 34 theft instances. “There are three P.D. Act instances pending towards him and his spouse Lalu Bi, a co-accused who’s at present in jail. His family Lalu Basha, Fakruddin and Zakir are additionally going through lots of of instances,” he mentioned.

According to the SP, Dastagiri is immediately linked to Salim, a Delhi-based kingpin, who used to ship hawala cash by Hyderabad-based Vikram Singh Solanki, who had additionally been arrested not too long ago. Apart from the 1,087 kg of seized purple sanders logs, the cops additionally seized two automobiles and a bike.