India, Sept. 6 -- Rampant illegal tree cutting has been reported in the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) jurisdiction in the last eight months, with 192 trees cut without permission and eight police complaints registered, PMRDA officials said on Wednesday at a meeting of the Tree Authority Committee.

Most of the incidents were reported from Manjari, Sudavadi, Kirkatwadi and Dhamari. Eighteen complaints have been filed at Hadapsar, Talegaon MIDC, Nanded, and Shikrapur Police Stations.

Mahesh Patil, tree officer at PMRDA, said, "Most of the residents are cutting trees for construction purposes. Some developers are also involved. We have registered complaints against them."

Police have booked eight people till now af...