HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, May 8: The Dirgheswari Range Forest Office under the North Guwahati Divisional Forest Officer has seized a large quantity of illegally felled valuable sal logs from the Dirgheswari Reserved Forest on Thursday.
The operation was led by Dirgheswari Range Forest Officer Nayanmoni Das, who received information last night about the illegal felling and transportation of Sal trees from the forest area. Acting swiftly, the officer, along with forest department staff, reached the spot and managed to seize the logs while they were being transported.
However, the forest mafia involved in the illegal activity managed to flee the scene. A case has already been registered, and an investigation is underway. The forest officer informed the media that the culprits will be apprehended soon.