The illegally chopped, decade-old sandalwood trees on the farmland belonging to a government school teacher at Ponneri village near Jolarpet.
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Three sandalwood trees were illegally chopped from the farmland of a government school teacher at Ponneri village near Jolarpet here on Wednesday.
The police said that the landlord M. Rajesh, 46, who works at a Government High School in Nimmiyambattu village, owned a two-acre-farmland. He had leased it to farmer S. Ganapathy, 72, to cultivate paddy. He also planted 50-60 sandalwood saplings in a portion of the land, over a decade ago.
On Wednesday morning, Ganapathy found the trees chopped and informed the landlord. Based on the alert, Jolarpet police inspected the spot. A case has been registered.
Special teams have been formed to nab the culprits. A probe is under way.
Published – November 20, 2024 10:35 pm IST
