Miscreants fell sandalwood tree in minister’s bungalow in Bhopal

Miscreants fell sandalwood tree in minister’s bungalow in Bhopal

Accused flee when guard raises alarm.

Staff ReporterUpdated: Saturday, December 12, 2020, 10:46 PM IST
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Sandalwood tree cut by miscreants |

BHOPAL: Unidentified men barged into minister Gopal Bhargav’s bungalow and tried to fell a tree in 74-Bungalow area, which is dotted with houses of ministers and bureaucrats.

The incident took place on Friday night. The miscreants had managed to cut down a sandalwood tree and were busy bringing down other when bungalow’s guard raised an alarm.

On Saturday, TT Nagar police lodged a complaint and probe was underway. Investigation officer Bhanu Pratap said accused entered the bungalow through adjacent bungalow that was lying vacant.

In night around 12:30 am, security guard at minister’s bungalow heard a sound and raised an alarm. The two accused then left the trees and fled.

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