Inspired by Pushpa movie, a man who tries to smuggle red sandalwood, arrested

Inspired by the Telugu movie ‘Pushpa’, a man who allegedly tried to smuggle red sandalwood in the filmy style was arrested
by police in Maharashtra. The accused, who is a driver, was so much inspired by the movie that he tried to replicate the trick and smuggled red sandalwood in his truck. The accused has been identified as Yaseen Inayatullah. The accused was allegedly smuggling sandalwood when he was on his way to Maharashtra from the Karnataka-Andhra border.

Police have seized red sandalwood worth Rs 2.45 cr from the truck of the accused. In the Pushpa movie, actor Allu Arjun played the role of a sandalwood smuggler by loading the truck with sandalwood and later milk. The accused Yaseen tried the Pushpa trick by loading the truck with red sandalwood and placing fruits and vegetable boxes on top of that. He also pasted a sticker of COVID-19 essential products on his truck.