Bantwal, Oct 30, 2014: The forest department personnel seized a pickup truck laden with timber logs at Otepadpu in Manila village near here on Tuesday October 28. However, the people involved in illegal trade escaped abandoning the truckload.
Kanyana sub-range forest officer P M Kariappa, Vittal sub-range forest officer S N Lokesh seized the truck along with timber logs and registered a case in this regard.
The forest officer B T Prakash, foresters Manjunat G Naik, Rajendra Kumar, Mohan G and Sangamesh, forest watcher Sunil were involved in this operation.