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Miscreants axe 80-year-old tree in Whitefield
Umesh R Yadav
DHNS
Last Updated IST

The Whitefield police have registered an FIR against unknown people for felling a large tree on the side of the Whitefield main road last Saturday night.

Nitya Ramakrishna, a member of the citizens' group Whitefield Rising, filed a complaint after she noticed the broken stump of the 80-year-old tree during her morning walk.

Nitya first contacted the civic authorities, who were clueless about the tree.

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The police took up a case under theft and under the Karnataka Forest Act.

They are checking CCTV footage to identify those responsible for the tree felling incident.

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(Published 04 March 2019, 01:02 IST)