Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Mar 30: Tree Park, an initiative of forest department for providing several facilities to visitors at its location, Tannirbavi, Panambur here, was torched by some miscreants on Wednesday March 29.

The library, wooden furniture and other items worth about seven lac rupees were gutted in fire.

Deputy range forest officer attached to the forest department office in the city, identified as Venkateshwara, got a call from a person engaged for watering the trees during Wednesday morning, to convey the information that someone had torched the Tree Park facility.

The official, who was in his residence then, immediately rushed to Tannirbavi and found that the entire wooden structure, along with its library, books, wooden furniture, toilet, counter and several equipment were destroyed due to fire.

The official filed a complaint in Panambur police station thereafter, stating that items worth seven lac rupees were destroyed in fire. Panambur police, who registered the case, began investigation.