On 26/11/2007 at 2200 hrs PSI Vittal PS along with his staff on credible information intercepted a Swaraj Mazda lorry bearing Reg. No. KA-19-A-335 at Maani junction Bantwal Taluk and seized 34 wooden logs that were being transported illegally by arresting Ummer Farooq (23) R/o Neharu Nagar Puttur Taluk and Aboobakkar (37) R/o Elanthila village Bantwal Taluk. The Swaraj Mazda lorry has also been seized.
The total value of property seized is worth Rs. 1,70,000/. In this connection, a case has been registered in Vittal PS under the Karnataka Forest Act.