Mangalore: Three held, Equal Number of Tiger Pelts seized


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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (SP)

Mangalore, Jul 13: The personnel of the mobile squad of the forest department arrested three persons and seized three tiger pelts they were carrying, from Tenkila in Puttur on Sunday July 12.

They have been identified as Abubakker (31) from Eshwaramangala, Umesh (22) from Citigudde and Vinod (21) from Menala village.



The value of the pelts so seized, in the international market, is said to be in the order of Rs 20 lac. In a sudden operation, the policemen arrested the accused when they were travelling towards Puttur By Pass for selling the pelts, from Eshwaramangala in an auto rickshaw at around 7 pm on Sunday. Out of the confiscated pelts, one is of royal tiger.

Under the guidance of the forest wing deputy inspector general Narayan Gowda and special forest mobile squad superintendent of police R Krishnuamurty, police sub inspector Navinchandra Jogi and other staff participated in the operation.

  

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  • Nayal Khan, mangalore

    Mon, Jul 13 2009

    It seems, still unity are there like this illegal case. We would be number one, if everybody join their hand in all good deeds as well as development sector irrespective their religion, cast, race thought, If everybody shows sincerity in their jobs like politician, police officer, government server etc . I know it can imagine only in screen…….. still I used to pray to this dream became true…

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