Daijiworld Media Network – Bantwal (MS)
Bantwal, Oct 8: Forest department officials have arrested four individuals for illegally collecting Halmaddi wax from the reserve forest at Kalanjimale near Vittal and transporting it in an auto-rickshaw.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Ali Hyder, Ummer Farukh, Mohammed Hasainar, and Ummer Farukh, all residents of Kedila. The raid was conducted based on a tip-off. Authorities confiscated 11 kg of wax, equipment used in the illegal activity, and the auto-rickshaw.
The operation was led by zonal forest officer Kiran, with the support of deputy zonal forest officer Veeranna, Prakash B T, Girish H P, beat forest guard Satish D’Souza, and drivers Rajesh and Tejaprakash, along with other personnel.