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Three arrested for trying to sell elephant tusks
Three arrested for trying to sell elephant tusks
Three persons were arrested while they were trying to sell four massive tusks of elephants on Tuesday. The Hebbal police arrested the accused identified as Lokesh (27), Manjunath (25) and Gopi (30) of Andra Pradesh.
Bengaluru: Three persons were arrested while they were trying to sell four massive tusks of elephants on Tuesday. The Hebbal police arrested the accused identified as Lokesh (27), Manjunath (25) and Gopi (30) of Andra Pradesh. They came to Bengaluru recently and were involved in criminal activities.
According to the police reports, all three accused were trying to sell four massive tusks of elephants at tempo stand near Hebbal main road. The special team headed by the Hebbal inspector acted immediately on a tip-off and arrested the trio.
According to the police reports, Lokesh was working at a construction sites around Hebbal and roped in Gopi and Manjunath to sell elephant tusks which were hidden at the tempo stand.
"We received information from our reliable sources that a few people were involved in selling of elephant tusks. Acting immediately on the information we arrested the three men and seized 4 tusks from them. During investigation it was learnt that a few other people were also involved in selling of the tusks for commission. A case has been registered and further investigation would be carried out," said a senior police official.
