Posted 12/30/2023, 4:26:08 PM
BJP MP's Brother Arrested for Illegal Tree Cutting in Karnataka Forest
- BJP MP Pratap Simha's brother Vikram arrested for illegally cutting over 120 trees and smuggling wood in Karnataka's Hassan district
- Vikram accused of chopping down 126, 50-60 year old trees in forest land without permission
- Pratap recently in news over links to Parliament security breach case
- Vikram claims he had leased land to grow ginger, denies chopping trees
- Revenue official Mamata alerted authorities after finding Vikram's unauthorized tree-felling operation during a field visit