TIRUPATI: A constable belonging to the Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task Force (RSATF) was injured in an attack by red sanders smugglers in the Nagapatla reserve forest near Rangampeta in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh in the wee hours of Saturday. The task force personnel were forced to fire two rounds to bring the situation under control.
A 10-member team of RSATF entered the Nagapatla reserve forest entered near Rangampeta on Friday night as part of their regular patrol. After combing the forest for about 3 km, they were returning to Rangampeta when they spotted the smugglers and woodcutters. The task force personnel warned the smugglers to surrender but the latter started pelting stones.