According to PTI, Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar B. Khandre said that authorities have been given a display notice in relation to the matter involving the unlawful tree-cutting caused by the filming of the movie. The minister said that after examining their answers, action will be taken. Khandre said that in an Interlocutory Application (IA) submitted to the Supreme Court in 2020, the authorities made a false allegation that the forest area owned by Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT) was no longer forest territory.

“Withdrawing this IA has already been suggested,” said Eshwar B. Khandre. Ex post facto consent to remove the IA was granted at the most recent Cabinet meeting. In order to prepare a set for the movie, the crew of Toxic was arrested in October of last year for cutting down trees in a reserve forest in Bengaluru’s Peenya Plantation 1 and Plantation 2. According to the minister, Canara Bank, which bought the site from HMT, has granted the team a lease.

According to Eshwar B. Khandre, HMT sold 160 acres of land for Rs 313 crore to a number of organizations, including private companies. The land was valued at Rs 14,300 crore, according to the document that was sent to the Supreme Court. “In any event, this is a much-needed breathing space for Bengaluru city,” the minister said. There is no way to value it. The seven crore Kannadigas own this property. Every Kannadiga should help the government keep it safe.

However, Yash’s Toxic is scheduled to hit theaters in April 2025. Yash, Kiara Advani, Darrell D’Silva, Nayanthara, Akshay Oberoi, Huma Qureshi, Benedict Garrett, and Sudev Nair also play important parts in the Kannada action-adventure movie. Geetu Mohandas, a renowned director, directed the movie.