The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB), which investigated the felling of trees worth several lakhs of rupees on the Kasaragod General Hospital premises, has found serious irregularities on the part of the Kasaragod Municipality and administrative officials.
The team led by Deputy Superintendent of Police (Vigilance) K.V. Venugopal probed the incident following reports that as many as eight trees, including teakwood, had been felled and shifted from the premises.
Mr. Venugopal told The Hindu that the investigation had found massive irregularities by the municipality and the officials concerned. The police have registered a case of tree theft, he added.
