Mysuru, June 16 -- Barely days after miscreants chopped down a sandalwood tree inside the compound of a house at V.V. Mohalla and escaped with the trunk, similar incidents have been reported from Yadavagiri Sixth Main and Paramahamsa Road.

Residents told Star of Mysore that Yadavagiri has a few fully grown sandalwood trees, which have now become easy targets for thieves.

"There is a park on the Sixth Main and a sandalwood tree was cut down a week ago. Last night, there was another attempt to cut a tree near House No. 10 on Sixth Main. We heard dogs barking loudly inside the compounds and on the roads between 1 am and 3 am," a resident said.

"When we stepped out with torches and lathis, we saw three people fleeing into the dark areas of...