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Elephant Tusks Weighing Over 5 Kg Seized, One Arrested In Odisha’s Keonjhar

Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force of Odisha Crime Branch seized two elephant tusks and arrested one person, Ramakant Pradhan, a resident of Kalanda village in Parajangpur under Keonjhar police limits.

Ramakant, who is suspected to be a poacher, was arrested during a raid at a place between Patung and Kalanda villages under Keonjhar Sadar limits on Saturday night.

On a search, Ramakant was found in possession of elephant tusks weighing  5.662 kg. As Pradhan could not produce any papers in support of possession of elephant tusks, he was arrested, stated a release by the DFO, Karanjia. Further inquiry is on.

OB Bureau

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