Summary:
According to the team, the market price of the seized wood is pegged at around Rs 1 crore. On Tuesday, range forest officer Prashant Deshmukh from Shahapur forest division received a tip off from sources that a consignment of teak wood would be transported late in the night. Around 2.30am on Wednesday we spotted a bullock cart carrying teak wood passing by the road. During our visit to Khairpada village we were surprised to see that none of the locals were present and we managed to recover teak wood logs worth R15lakh from several spots." But teams from the Tansa and Shahapur forest divisions must work in tandem and book the culprits..