19 kg elephant tusks seized in Odisha’s Keonjhar, 3 held

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Sep 1, 2020 at 9:44 AM

Keonjhar: Forest Department officials seized around 19 kg of elephant tusks from a car near Bayapita village under Harichandanpur police limits in Odisha’s Keonjhar district last night and arrested three persons in this connection.

According to reports, the officials, acting on a tip-off about the smuggling of the tusks in the car, chased the vehicle and intercepted it near Bayapita village.

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On searching the car, the tusks were recovered from the vehicle. The accused are being questioned to ascertain the possible involvement of others in the offence.

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