Boudh: In a significant operation against wildlife crime, Odisha Police’s Special Task Force (STF) seized two elephant tusks valued at around Rs 50 lakh from a man in Boudh district on Sunday evening.
The suspect, Pramod Parida from Charada village, was arrested near Telibandha Chhak at around 7 pm.
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The STF team led by DSP Rashmiranjan Pattnaik and Inspector Jitu Mohan Bassera acted on intelligence inputs. The two ivory tusks found in Parida’s possession were handed over to the Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF), Boudh, along with the accused, for further action under the Wildlife Protection Act.
