Sandalwood logs worth Rs 8,000 stolen in Kothrud

The incident took place on Friday between 3.30am and 6am

Thieves armed with an axe, broke into the compound of the Regional Ayurvedic Research Centre, Kothrud, on Friday between 3.30am and 6am and decamped with four sandalwood tree logs worth Rs 8,000.

Thieves armed with an axe, broke into the compound of the Regional Ayurvedic Research Centre, Kothrud and decamped with four sandalwood tree logs worth Rs 8,000. (HT/PHOTO)

Srinivasan Mutthu (41), staff at the centre lodged a complaint with the Kothrud police.

Chandrakant Kamthe, police sub-inspector, Kothrud police station and the investigating officer in the case said, “We are reviewing the closed circuit television (CCTV) footage and are expecting a breakthrough soon.”

A case of theft has been lodged against unidentified persons under Section 307 (theft) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the Kothrud police station.