Four held with elephant tusks, deer horns in Tamil Nadu (TIRUPPUR)
The New Indian Express
July 7, 2024
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The forest department arrested a gang of four who smuggled elephant tusks
and deer horns to sell near Dharapuram in the Tiruppur district.
The accused were identified as R Ramesh, 53, of Alangiyam in Dharapuram, S
Subramani, 60, K Thenarasan, 36, and T Selvaraj, 50, of Dindigul.
Based on a tip-off, a team of forest officials, led by Ranger R Mounika of
Kangeyam range was on surveillance duty on Udumalai road in Dharapuram in
Tiruppur district on Friday. Ramesh and others who were suspiciously
standing in the area were secured by the forest department and questioned.
Two elephant tusks and four deer horns were seized from them.
On Friday evening, they were produced before the Judicial Magistrate Court
of Dharapuram and remanded in judicial custody.
"Thenarasan is the leader of the gang. He claimed that he found the tusks
long ago in the water-spread area of the Kuthiraiyar Dam in Dindigul and
brought them to Dharapuram for sale. Four horns were brought by the other
three from Dindigul. This gang is not involved in hunting animals. However,
we are investigating the background of this gang," said Ranger R Mounika.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jul/07/four-held-with-elephant-tusks-deer-horns-in-tamil-nadu
Four held with elephant tusks, deer horns in Tamil Nadu (TIRUPPUR)
The New Indian Express
July 7, 2024
See link
<https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jul/07/four-held-with-elephant-tusks-deer-horns-in-tamil-nadu>
for photo.
The forest department arrested a gang of four who smuggled elephant tusks
and deer horns to sell near Dharapuram in the Tiruppur district.
The accused were identified as R Ramesh, 53, of Alangiyam in Dharapuram, S
Subramani, 60, K Thenarasan, 36, and T Selvaraj, 50, of Dindigul.
Based on a tip-off, a team of forest officials, led by Ranger R Mounika of
Kangeyam range was on surveillance duty on Udumalai road in Dharapuram in
Tiruppur district on Friday. Ramesh and others who were suspiciously
standing in the area were secured by the forest department and questioned.
Two elephant tusks and four deer horns were seized from them.
On Friday evening, they were produced before the Judicial Magistrate Court
of Dharapuram and remanded in judicial custody.
"Thenarasan is the leader of the gang. He claimed that he found the tusks
long ago in the water-spread area of the Kuthiraiyar Dam in Dindigul and
brought them to Dharapuram for sale. Four horns were brought by the other
three from Dindigul. This gang is not involved in hunting animals. However,
we are investigating the background of this gang," said Ranger R Mounika.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jul/07/four-held-with-elephant-tusks-deer-horns-in-tamil-nadu