📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / Billjones94
Crime
Sikkim Authorities Seize Illegal Timber, Impose Rs 4.45 Lakh Fine
✍️ Sikkim Express
🗓 10 Jul 2026, 01:32 PM
👁 77
Sikkim forest officials seized illegal timber and imposed a penalty of Rs 4.45 lakh on the offenders.
Sikkim forest officials announced the seizure of illegal timber during a recent enforcement operation.
The seized logs were found to be in violation of the state's forest protection laws.
A penalty of Rs 4.45 lakh was imposed on the parties involved.
The action is part of an ongoing effort to curb illegal logging in the region.
The seized logs were found to be in violation of the state's forest protection laws.
A penalty of Rs 4.45 lakh was imposed on the parties involved.
The action is part of an ongoing effort to curb illegal logging in the region.