Mayabunder, Dec. 8: PS Mayabunder continues to demonstrate its unyielding attitude against the illicit activities of forest and has achieved great success on seizure of 13 pieces of hand sawn timber i.e. “ANDAMAN PADUAK”.

On 07/12/2024 upon the credible information of possessing of illegal forest timbers by a person in this PS jurisdiction a team led by Inspr. S Kannan, SHO PS Mayabunder was swiftly constituted, consisting of SI Dinesh Meena, PSI Dinesh Jaiswal, Vikas Yadav, Hari Krishna and PC Prem Prakash Beck. The team rushed to the spot and conducted a raid in the premises of the suspected lady namely Smti Sobha Halder W/o Santosh Halder R/o Tugapur No. 02, Mayabunder. A total of 13 Nos. of hand sawn timber i.e. “ANDAMAN PADUAK” was seized from the spot. This marks a significant step in the fight against illegal deforestation, a crime that not only threatens biodiversity but also undermines environmental conservation efforts.

Later, all the seized forest products and detained lady were handed over to Forest Officials for further necessary action at their end.

The entire operation was carried out under the vigilant supervision of SDPO Diglipur Shri Ankesh Yadav, DANIPS and overall supervision of Ms. Geetanjali Khandelwal IPS, Superintendent of Police, North & Middle Andaman District.

The general public is requested to pass and share any credible information pertaining to any crime or illegal activities to their nearest Police Station or over phone No. 100, 112 & 03192-273344. The identity of the informers will be kept secret and will also be suitably rewarded.