Inspired by 'Pushpa', man tries to smuggle ₹2.45-crore red sandalwood, arrested in Maha

Inspired by the movie 'Pushpa', a man tried to smuggle red sandalwood from Karnataka-Andhra Pradesh border to Maharashtra but was caught by the police in Maharashtra. The accused placed fruits and vegetable boxes on top of sandalwood and also pasted a sticker of COVID-19 essential products on his truck. The police seized his truck and red sandalwood worth ₹2.45 crore.