Dr.Thomas (Special Correspondent)
The Banaswadi police on Monday arrested a 27-year-old gym owner while carrying 101 Kgs of red sander logs in a car .
The accused Koota Kallegowda was arrested while he was waiting in a car on Banaswadi main road to deliver the red sanders .
The patrolling police noticed Kallegowda was trying to behave suspiciously after noticing the police and questioned him.They later found the logs and taken him into custody.
Inquiries revealed that Kallegowda had opened a Gym in Channapatna and borrowed Rs.25 lakh loan.
The accused suffered loss in business and in order to repay the loan he stole the red sanders from Ramanagar forest range and brought it to the city to sell and repay the loan.
The value of the seized logs estimated to be around Rs.12 lakh.
The accused has been booked under forest act and taken into custody for further investigations .
