Seven individuals from different states were busted by the police, who also seized ten separate cases while seizing 147 litres of sandalwood oil and 730 kilogrammes of sandalwood, which are both worth Rs 3 crores.

“PI High Ground & team busted inter-state Sandalwood theft 7 offenders across 3 states in a night Op. Seized ₹3 crores worth of 147L Sandalwood Oil and 730Kg Sandalwood solving 10 cases @DgpKarnataka @PratapReddyC @AddlCPWest,” DCP Srinivas Gowda tweeted

The incident happened at Ashoknagar police station limits and Gowda congratulated the team for their good work. “Nabbed 02 offenders who operate in Delhi and Bengaluru – recovered 9 Cars worth ₹1.20 crores who used to change the Number plate and tamper engine and chassis no. Good work by PI Ashoknagar PS & team @PratapReddyC @CPBlr @AddlCPWest,” he tweeted.

According to DCP Gowda, police have apprehended a pair that steals cars in Bengaluru and Delhi before changing their number plates and chassis numbers. Nine cars, including some luxury models, worth a combined total of about 1.2 crore have been seized by police.