Red sandalwood worth Rs 4.5 crore seized by Bengaluru Central Crime Branch; two held
Bengaluru: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) seized Red Sandalwood worth Rs 4.5 crore in raid operation on Thursday. Two individuals have been arrested in this regard.
The operation was carried out by the Bangalore CCB police. The authorities have seized a total of 9 tonnes of Red Sandalwood trees valued over 4.5 crores, it is learned.
More details are awaited.
Karnataka: Central Crime Branch (CCB) says it has seized 9 tons of red sandalwood worth Rs 4.5 crores and arrested two persons in Bengaluru pic.twitter.com/vuovi61SLd
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4 of family charred to death in fire at house in Howrah
Howrah (PTI): Four members of a family were charred to death in a fire at their house in West Bengal's Howrah district, officials said on Monday morning.
The incident happened in Sauria village in the Joypur police station area around midnight, they said.
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The deceased were identified as Durjodhan Dolui (72), his son Dudhkumar Dolui (45), daughter-in-law Shibani Dolui (40), and granddaughter Shampa Dolui (15).
An investigation is underway to ascertain how the kuchcha house caught fire, officials said.
Two fire tenders doused the blaze, they said.
The bodies have been sent to a government hospital in Uluberia for post-mortem examination, they said.
The family was very poor, officials said, adding that Dudhkumar also has a son, who works as a migrant labourer outside the state.
