India, March 27 -- While the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) on March 14 stated that it has no role in the illegal tree felling incidents that occurred in Baner and Pimple Nilakh, the corporation on Monday, March 24, filed a non-cognisable police complaint against an unknown person in Baner for unauthorised tree felling and against RFD contractor, Shankar Rathod of Ayyappa Construction, in Pimple Nilakh for illegal cutting of tree branches; officials said on Wednesday.

Earlier on March 14, the PCMC said that the tree felling incidents that occurred in Baner and Pimple Nilakh are due to floods, storms etc. But on Monday, March 24, the PCMC filed a non-cognisable complaint at Sangvi police station for unauthorised tree fellin...