Sandalwood trees vandalised in Bangalore University

Sandalwood trees have been vandalised in the Jnana Bharathi campus of Bangalore University. Over the past two months, miscreants have stolen over a dozen of the sandalwood trees from the campus. In the latest incident, the stem of two sandalwood trees near the bio-park were stolen.
This has been reported in thehindu.com dated 23 November 2016.

So far, at least 16 trees have been cut over the past two months. The authorities have lodged four different police complaints in this regard. They want the police to ensure that the culprits are caught and penalized. It is difficult for security guards to keep a watch because many early morning walkers come to the campus as early as 4.30 a.m.
It seems the “repeat” offenders have meticulously planned the stealing and are probably using electrical woodcutters. They have stolen the stem and left behind the branches.


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