| GRP detains woman with sandalwood by railgenie on 21 August, 2012 - 09:00 AM | ||
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 railgenie | GRP detains woman with sandalwood on 21 August, 2012 - 09:00 AM | |
CHENNAI: A 25-year-old woman, who was picked up at the Chennai Central railway station on Saturday night for possessing smuggled sandalwood, was allegedly detained there by the government railway police for the whole night.Police personnel also nabbed two of her accomplices. The smugglers allegedly brought 10kg of sandalwood logs in a leather bag, apart from some contraband, from Mumbai. However, the police personnel let off the woman and her two accomplices registering a minor case against them.The woman Prabha (name changed), a resident of Madurai, was caught by the government railway police. Police personnel examined their bags and found the sandalwood sticks chopped into pieces. They concealed the sandalwood sticks amidst the clothes and some plastic bags. Police were shocked to see the sandalwood concealed in the plastic bags.According to rules, if a woman is nabbed, she should be kept at the all women police station. But the government railway police kept Prabha in their custody till Sunday morning and they informed the forest officials about the apprehension of the trio on Sunday morning.A forest official went to the railway police office in Central Railway Station and levied fine against them for smuggling sandalwood sticks illegally. "An individual can carry 5kg of sandalwood, but with proper bills. If any one has even a small quantity of sandalwood without bill is illegal and they can be booked under the Wildlife Protection Act," a forest official said. | ||