Four red sanders smugglers charred to death as two cars hit tanker in Kadapa

November 2, 2020

HYDERABAD: Four red sanders smugglers were charred to death as the two cars with red sanders logs hit a truck at Gotur near Kadapa Airport on Monday.
The group of red sanders smugglers from Selam in Tamil Nadu and locals from Kadapa were fleeing amidst thorough police inspection. The two cars then met with the accident on Kadapa-Tadipatri road.
Kadapa superintendent of police Anburajan told TOI ,”We have intensified anti-red sanders smuggling operations. The two cars fled and went out of vision.
The car rammed into lorry diesel tanker. Both vehicles were gutted in fire. Three died on the spot and one died at the hospital.
Two others have sustained burn injuries.” The survivors were admitted into RIMS hospital in Kadapa.Police took one of the accused into custody.
There are several entry points for red sanders smugglers and woodcutters from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka into Kadapa.Kadapa police are yet to identify those dead in the mishap.

A police official at the accident spot said ,”The truck unloaded gravel in a real estate venture at around 3.00am.
The truck came on the road after unloading. Two cars collided with the truck. Diesel tank was damaged which led to the fire.
Two of the survivors were shifted to the hospital. They were identified as Mani from Salem and other one Murthy.”