Inspired from ‘Pushpa’? How 137km ‘thriller chase’ between Bengaluru and Tirupathur helped police crack major red sandalwood syndicate

Hulimavu police chased a red sandalwood smuggler 137km to Tamil Nadu, seizing 316 kg of logs and a vehicle, though the suspect escaped. This operation is part of a larger crackdown that has uncovered a syndicate transporting red sanders from Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu via Bengaluru, with a total of 1,143 kg seized.