Police in Kozhikode have launched an inquiry into the illegal felling and smuggling of about 15 teak trees planted under a social forestry project by the Irrigation Department nearly 20 years ago. Officials said the trees were cut from Mundakkutti in Thottilpalam, and the investigation is still looking for the people behind the theft.The complaint came from Irrigation Department officials, who alerted police after discovering the trees had been removed without authorization.
Police have already questioned several local timber traders and residents, but they have not found a clear lead yet.