Bijnor (UP), March 1 (IANS) Two men have been arrested for their alleged involvement in wildlife trafficking from Bijnor’s Mandawar area.
The two were caught with 32 Indian flapshell turtles, a protected species under schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
The rescued turtles were later released in the Ganga river.
The accused were identified as Monu Kumar and Sundar Pal from Muzaffarnagar district.
A case has been registered against them under the Wildlife Protection Act.
–IANS
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