Six arrested for wildlife-related offences in separate cases

Six people have been arrested in connection with wildlife crimes. Image: Flickr.

Staff Reporter, The Times of India | September 15, 2021

Six people have been arrested for wildlife-related offences in separate cases. The forest and wildlife department has rescued two red sand boas, a common sand boa, a juvenile peacock and 62 rose-ringed parakeetsfrom the possession of those arrested. A dead peacock was also recovered.

According to a forest official, two people were arrested after they smuggled the parakeets to a market near Red Fort.

In another incident, two snakes, including a red sand boa and a common sand boa, were rescued from Indira Vikas Colony. They were in captivity of two snake charmers, who have been arrested. In a separate incident, two more snake charmers were arrested from Park Street, Seelampur, and a red sand boa was seized from the accused people. The arrested people have been booked under the relevant sections of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

Aditya Madanpotra, deputy conservator of forests (Central), said, “All the six arrested accused were produced before the magistrate. People should report cases of captive snakes immediately to the forest department.”

Meanwhile, an injured nilgai was also rescued after it strayed into human habitation.

In July this year, a man was arrested near Kashmere Gate ISBT with leopard claws, teeth and other body parts by Delhi forest and wildlife team in a joint operation with Wildlife Crime Control Bureau. The forest department had also launched an integrated tree and wildlife helpline number — 1800118600 — earlier this year where complaints regarding wildlife trafficking or wildlife in distress can be made.

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