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Ramgarh: Sleuths of the district forest department have seized a truck laden with precious wood and have arrested three smugglers in this connection.
An SUV which was escorting the truck was also seized by the forest department. DFO Vijay Shankar Dubey said that the precious wood was being smuggled from Khunti to Hazaribagh when it was caught by a team led by forest ranger of Mandu.
Though the truck driver managed to flee from the spot three men who were escorting the vehicle were arrested who have been identified as Raju Mahto, Ajay Yadav and Sanjay Mahto.
An FIR in this connection has been registered while the trio has been forwarded to jail.
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