TN man held with jackal hide in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Aug 9: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has arrested a man from neighbouring Tamil Nadu for trying to sell jackal hide recently.
Based on intelligence inputs, the DRI Bengaluru officials conducted a thorough surveillance operation.
“During this operation, the individual was intercepted on the outskirts of Bengaluru, while attempting to complete the sale. Two jackal skins (Canis aureus) were recovered from his baggage,” the DRI said in a statement.
According to DRI, Jackals are protected under Schedule-I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, and the possession and trade of jackal trophies is illegal and punishable offense.
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Jackal trophies are high in demand in the black market.
“The skins have been seized under the Wildlife Protection Act ,1972, and the individual has been arrested. The investigation is ongoing to uncover a broader wildlife trafficking network,” the DRI said.
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Five crushed to death after truck ploughs into tent in Kerala
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): At least five people, including two children, were killed and as many persons injured when a truck ploughed into the roadside tent where they were sleeping in this central Kerala district early on Tuesday, police said.
The victims, nomads living in tents set up along the highway, were struck by the truck on a national highway in Nattika, under the Valapad police station limits, at 4.30 am, they said.
The injured have been admitted to Thrissur Government Medical College Hospital, with the condition of two individuals reported as serious, police said.
Among the deceased are two children, aged one-and-a-half and four years. Two women were also killed.
The driver and cleaner of the vehicle have been taken into custody, police added.
