Siliguri, 13th June: Ghoshpukur Forest Department officials, acting on a tip-off, launched an operation and recovered timber worth crores of rupees. Reportedly, the team led by Ranger Sonam Bhutia seized two trucks from Kestopur area and one 12-wheeler truck from Kharibari-Bihar border area in the early hours of Monday.
There were no valid documents for the said woods. The estimated market value of the recovered consignment is said to be Rs 3 crore. The wood was being taken from Arunachal Dimapur to Bihar.