Red Sanders Smuggling Ring Busted: 9 'Pushpa'-Style Traffickers Arrested with 20 Valuable Logs in Tirupati

Nov 05, 2025 08:11 pm CST

In a dramatic forest operation reminiscent of the blockbuster film Pushpa, Tirupati authorities have dismantled an interstate smuggling network, arresting nine traffickers and seizing 20 valuable red sanders logs. The rare wood, native only to the Seshachalam forest belt, continues to drive illegal cross-border trafficking operations between Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu despite heightened enforcement efforts.