Odisha

2 Wildlife Smugglers Held With Elephant Tusks In Odisha’s Keonjhar

Keonjhar: Two persons were arrested and elephant tusks recovered from them by the forest department officials in Odisha’s Keonjhar district on Wednesday.

With the arrest of the two, forest officials claimed to have busted a gang of wildlife smugglers.

The accused have been identified as Babuli Haibru, a resident of Satakosia village and Kalandi Sankhuala from the Sundaria village under the Anandpur Forest Division.

Sources said the duo had kept the tusks and waited for a big deal.

On getting specific information, forest officials conducted raids at two different locations and apprehended the two.

Further investigation is in progress to ascertain whether other people are also associated with the gang.

 

OB Bureau

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