Red Sanders Smugglers Kill Forest Officer

Going by the gory evidence at the site, the police surmised that the officer must have caught one of the vehicle-borne smugglers by his hair. The vehicle would have speeded up, dragging the officer down. It appeared that the smugglers might have hit him with an iron rod or a wooden log.

Police found a tuft of human hair in the officer's uniform. There were marks of the official being dragged for about 20 metres. The road bore tyre skid marks, showing that the motorcycle had gone out of control. The incident came to light when flying squad members from Tirupati and Srikalahasti were rushing towards Chandrapalem check post around 2.30 am on a tip-off that a vehicle carrying red sanders was on its way towards Yerpedu from Rapur forests. Read the full report here.

Source: Deccan Chronicle, Nellore.