Police complaint against Delhi Golf Club for illegally felling trees

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jul 17 2018 | 8:05 PM IST

A police complaint was today filed against the elite Delhi Golf Club by the Delhi Government for allegedly felling over 100 trees illegally on its premises.

According to an official statement, the complaint has been filed with Hazrat Nizamuddin Police Station on the basis of an inspection report of Forest Department officials who visited the spot thrice last week after an existing member alleged that the club fell over 100 trees without permission from authorities.

The inspection report confirmed that pits were being dug and logs of several sizes were being dumped there. It said that logs already dug out manually from the pits at the site are numbered and lying at the site, the statement said
The complaint demands registration of an FIR for violation of section 8 and section 23 of Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994, so that the offender could be booked and brought into a logical conclusion before the court of law

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First Published: Jul 17 2018 | 8:05 PM IST

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