Red sandal smugglers attack Task Force men in AP, three injured

Chittoor , Dec 24 (UNI) Red sandal smugglers have attacked Task Force men with stones and sticks and injured them at KV palli Mandal near Piler in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh on early hours of Tuesday, sources said.

In the incident, three armed Task Force personnel were injured and Srinu, one among three, was admitted in Ruia hospital in Tirupati, who was injured seriously at his leg.

According to Red Sanders Anti- Smuggling Task Force(RSASTF) in-charge P Ravisankar, the RSIs Vasu, Lingadhar and Ravikumar teams started combing in Western mandals responding on tip off of rampant smuggling and they found a car at Reddy Vari Palli and they surrounded the vehicle.