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Coimbatore
Gang cuts sandal tree, takes away trunk
August 22, 2019
Coimbatore : A 10-member gang axed and took away the trunk of a full-grown sandalwood tree from a house in Kovaipudur in the city in the early hours of Thursday.
Police said Gandhi (72), a retired government employee staying in a rented house, heard some noise outside his house. When he peeped through the window, he noticed the miscreants cutting the 20-year-old tree with an electric hacksaw and raised alarm, they said.
Hearing this, the gang took away a 6-ft-long trunk and left the other pieces there.
Police have formed a special team to probe the matter.
