Sandalwood smugglers at it again, six trees chopped
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INDORE:
Sandalwood smugglers struck again in the posh Residency area of the
city and chopped off six sandalwood trees at the premises of Madhya Pradesh Horticulture Department situated behind Residency Kothi. They marked ten other sandalwood trees in the premises probably to be chopped off later.
The incident took place on Sunday but no FIR has so far been lodged. Horticulture department officials shrugged off their responsibility saying they had given a written complaint about the incident to the police and also demanded enhanced security in the premises. On the other hand, Sanyogitagaj police station, under which jurisdiction of the Horticulture premises also falls says no one has come forward to register FIR. Garden Superintendent of MP Horticulture Department, Hemraj Chaudhary said six sandalwood trees had been chopped off and ten other trees have been marked. "I was on election training on Saturday and when I joined on Monday morning, the trees had been chopped off. Trees were freshly cut and it seems it was cut on Sunday night." Choudhary claimed that he himself had given written complaint to Sanyogitaganj Police station informing about the incident and demanded more security for the campus.
This is not the first time when sandalwood trees have been chopped off in the premises. Five years back, around half a dozen full grown sandalwood trees were cut from the same campus. In recent years, several incidents of cutting of sandalwood trees from Residency area has been reported. TI of Sanyogitaganj Police station, Shailendra Shrivastav said no one has come forward for FIR in the case. Just a written complaint informing about marks on the sandalwood trees has been received, but it does not mention chopping of the trees. For us no crime has been committed if there is no FIR.
District Forest Officer (DFO) Saeed Khan said Residency area in middle of the city and it doesn't come under forest department. Cutting of sandalwood trees is very serious and concerned official should register FIR and action should be taken in the case.
The incident took place on Sunday but no FIR has so far been lodged. Horticulture department officials shrugged off their responsibility saying they had given a written complaint about the incident to the police and also demanded enhanced security in the premises. On the other hand, Sanyogitagaj police station, under which jurisdiction of the Horticulture premises also falls says no one has come forward to register FIR. Garden Superintendent of MP Horticulture Department, Hemraj Chaudhary said six sandalwood trees had been chopped off and ten other trees have been marked. "I was on election training on Saturday and when I joined on Monday morning, the trees had been chopped off. Trees were freshly cut and it seems it was cut on Sunday night." Choudhary claimed that he himself had given written complaint to Sanyogitaganj Police station informing about the incident and demanded more security for the campus.
This is not the first time when sandalwood trees have been chopped off in the premises. Five years back, around half a dozen full grown sandalwood trees were cut from the same campus. In recent years, several incidents of cutting of sandalwood trees from Residency area has been reported. TI of Sanyogitaganj Police station, Shailendra Shrivastav said no one has come forward for FIR in the case. Just a written complaint informing about marks on the sandalwood trees has been received, but it does not mention chopping of the trees. For us no crime has been committed if there is no FIR.
District Forest Officer (DFO) Saeed Khan said Residency area in middle of the city and it doesn't come under forest department. Cutting of sandalwood trees is very serious and concerned official should register FIR and action should be taken in the case.
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