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Orissa police seize 96 turtles, arrest one | Orissa police seized 96 turtles, which were being smuggled out of the country, and arrested one in this regard in the late hours on Friday. The illegal consignment was being
taken in a vehicle to West Bengal's Midnapore East district. Police officials
said that they intercepted the vehicle on a tip-off. "Total 96 tortoises were
kept in the bag. We seized the turtles and arrest one person in this connection.
We informed the forest officials regarding this. Later forest officials came and
seized the turtles and the detained person named Durgashankar Maan for further
legal action," said Amulya Kumar Champatiray, Inspector-in-charge of Pipili Police
Station. Besides slaughtering for meat, the species, protected under India's wildlife
act are also used in the formulation of certain traditional medicines. India has
banned their trade under the 1972 Wildlife Protection Act, but the huge profit
margin and lax laws increasingly lure poachers to the trade. |
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