Ivory smuggling in Bhubaneswar, two arrested
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Bhubaneswar: Two individuals have been arrested for smuggling ivory in Bhubaneswar as we speak. The smugglers have been recognized as Girish Kumar Nayak and Deepak Sahu.
Acting on a tip-off, Maitri Vihar police performed a checking close to the Sainik School Square and managed to apprehend Girish Kumar Nayak and Deepak Sahu each of Kandhamal district and recovered an ivory weighing roughly 3kgs from their possession.
Apart from seizing the ivory, cops additionally seized the moped automobile, three cell phones and money of Rs 160 from the possession of the accused.
Post their arrested, each Girish Kumar Nayak and Deepak Sahu have been handed over to the forest ranger for initiation of additional motion underneath part 51 of wildlife safety act 1972. The seized articles have been additionally handed over to the forest officers.