Friday, December 14, 2012

Sandalwood worth Rs. 2 Crore seized, kept to smuggle to China




New Delhi: Crime Branch has unearthed a sandal wood smuggler gang in Delhi and seized heavy lot of Sandalwood worth Rs. 2 Crore. Police sources claims that the lot of Sandalwood was meant to send to China.

According to police Sources, HC Azad Singh No. 45/Crime of AATS Crime Branch received a secret information that one Hemant Gandhi who is involved in illegal export of Red Sandal Wood from India to China is having a godown in the area of Janak Puri  where in a huge quantity of Red Sandal Wood  stock has been kept into store is lying.

The same is to be illegally smuggled to China. On this information DRI Hq. Vikas Bhawan Delhi was informed  and  a team of police personnel consisting of  Insp. Jai Bhagwan,  ASI Rajveer Singh , HC Azad Singh, HC Dilbag Singh, HC Upender Singh , HC Krishan Kumar,  HC Karambir  Singh and Const. Rupesh Kumar  was  constituted under the supervision of ACP/AATS  Sh  Zile Singh & overall supervision of Addl. DCP/Crime Sh Bhisham Singh. The DRI Hq. officials under the leadership of Sh. D.P. Saxena  Sr. intelligence  officer  in the presence of above police team organized  a raid  at WZ-19, Village Asalat Pur, Janak Puri Delhi and approximately 10 tonnes of high quality Red Sandal Wood having  approximate value of more than 2 Crore  was found lying  there. The huze store of Sandal Wood was kept in store by one Hemant Gandhi and was to be illegally smuggled to China. The same has been seized and legal action in to the matter has been initiated.

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