A head constable with the Andhra Pradesh Special Police (APSP) 11 th battalion, who was suspended from duty for hobnobbing with red sanders smugglers, was arrested on charges of smuggling the rare wood in Kadada on Monday.
Kuraku Venkatasubbaiah, 45, hailing from Badvel town, served the Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task Force in Tirupati on deputation and was later repatriated to his parent unit APSP. During his stint with the task force, he had allegedly misused his position to establish contacts with red sanders kingpins and entered the smuggling business for illegal gain.
