Vikram Simha, brother of Bharatiya Janata Party MP Pratap Simha, was arrested by Bengaluruโs City Crime Branch for allegedly cutting 126 trees without permission and smuggling wood in Karnatakaโs Hassan district. Subsequently, custody was transferred to the stateโs forest department. The forest land was government-owned gomala land allotted to two individuals.
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