By way of PTI
DURG: Police have recovered an Indian flapshell turtle in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district and arrested six individuals who allegedly deliberate to sacrifice the animal on Diwali assuming the act would deliver them wealth and prosperity, an respectable stated on Monday.
The Indian flapshell turtle, a freshwater species of turtle, is safe beneath Time table 1 of the Flora and fauna Coverage Act.
The six individuals had been arrested on Sunday at Maitri Lawn Sq. in Maroda house of Durg, Newai station area officer Mamta Ali Sharma stated.
The accused had been travelling in a Sports activities Application Automobile (SUV) with a Maharashtra registration quantity.
They attempted to flee when a police patrolling group requested them to prevent at the foundation of suspicion, the respectable stated.
The police recovered the turtle, saved in a plastic bag, from their ownership following which they had been apprehended, she stated.
Right through interrogation, the accused informed the police that they’d introduced the turtle from Nagpur in Maharashtra and had been heading to Dhamtari in Chhattisgarh the place they deliberate to sacrifice it on Diwali evening (Monday), believing such an act would deliver wealth and prosperity to them, the respectable stated.
The accused, within the age team of twenty-two to 65 years, had been booked beneath provisions of the Flora and fauna Coverage Act, she stated.
4 of the accused belonged to Nagpur and two hailed from Durg district, the police added.
DURG: Police have recovered an Indian flapshell turtle in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district and arrested six individuals who allegedly deliberate to sacrifice the animal on Diwali assuming the act would deliver them wealth and prosperity, an respectable stated on Monday.
The Indian flapshell turtle, a freshwater species of turtle, is safe beneath Time table 1 of the Flora and fauna Coverage Act.
The six individuals had been arrested on Sunday at Maitri Lawn Sq. in Maroda house of Durg, Newai station area officer Mamta Ali Sharma stated.
The accused had been travelling in a Sports activities Application Automobile (SUV) with a Maharashtra registration quantity.
They attempted to flee when a police patrolling group requested them to prevent at the foundation of suspicion, the respectable stated.
The police recovered the turtle, saved in a plastic bag, from their ownership following which they had been apprehended, she stated.
Right through interrogation, the accused informed the police that they’d introduced the turtle from Nagpur in Maharashtra and had been heading to Dhamtari in Chhattisgarh the place they deliberate to sacrifice it on Diwali evening (Monday), believing such an act would deliver wealth and prosperity to them, the respectable stated.
The accused, within the age team of twenty-two to 65 years, had been booked beneath provisions of the Flora and fauna Coverage Act, she stated.
4 of the accused belonged to Nagpur and two hailed from Durg district, the police added.