Puttur police seize two Deer antlers; Four accused arrested
Mangaluru, Aug.22: Puttur town police team headed by D district SP Dr.B.R. Ravikanthe arrested four persons and seized two Deer antlers.
They have also seized the vehicle used to transport the antlers. One accused n the incident has managed to give slip to the police.
On Tuesday Puttur town police inspector Mahesh Prasad and Uppinangadi PS Nanda Kumar were checking vehicles at Linet Bypass in Puttur. They found two deer antlers in a Maruthi Zen car and immediately seized the antlers.
The arrested have been identified as Shaiju (26) resident of Kajelmoole in Kodimbala and Saji A. K (40) a resident of Alarame in Kutrupadi village Sandeep (29) from Ajekar in Karala and Sajit Abraham (29) from Minadi in Kutrupadi.
Ranjith Kodimbala another accused in the incident managed to escape from the spot.
The accused were smuggling the antlers from Ajekar in Karala to sell it in Puttur.
On a tip off Uppnangadi police waylaid the vehicle at Uppinangadi but as the accused escaped towards Puttur.
A case been fled under Wildlife protection act 192. Investigation is on.
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J'khand: 4 minors detained for 'raping' girl at birthday party
Ranchi (PTI): Four minors were detained for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl at a birthday party in Jharkhand’s Ranchi, police said on Saturday.
The incident took place on March 31 within the Namkum police station limits. An FIR in this regard was lodged on April 16 based on the girl’s statement, they said.
“All five, including the victim, were friends, and the girl had gone to attend the birthday party of one of those detained. At the party, the accused consumed alcohol and allegedly raped her,” said Ramnarayan Singh, the officer in-charge of Namkum police station.
“The four, aged between 15 and 17 years, have been detained and the medical examination of the girl is underway,” Singh said.
Further investigation is underway.
