<p> The Bangalore Rural Police on Saturday arrested seven men who were trying to sell elephant tusks in Chandapura, on the outskirts of the City.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Acting on a tip-off by Tamil Nadu Forest Department, the police conducted a surprise raid and made the arrests. Six elephant tusks and a rifle used to poach jumbos were seized from the arrested.<br /><br />The arrested are: Chandraiah, 20, Basavaraju, 38, Basavalingappa, 35, and Murugan, 32, all from villages around Denkanikote forest area in Tamil Nadu; Krishna Das, 49 of JB Nagar, Shekar, 45 and Anthony Swami, 43 both of Sudhamanagar.<br /><br />Shashidhar, sub-inspector of Hebbugodi police station said during the interrogation, the arrested have confessed to killing three tuskers in Denkanikote forests. Cases have been registered under the Wildlife Protection Act. <br /><br />Illegal discotheque raided<br /><br />The Cubbon Park police on Saturday raided a bar and restaurant on St Mark’s Road for illegally running a discotheque and arrested four men.<br /><br />The arrested have been identified as Ravindra, 36, the owner; Sujay 32, the manager; Harish, 28, the cashier and Deepu, 31, the event manager.<br /><br /> Police have also seized musical instruments and Rs 24,100 in cash from the restaurant. Ravikanthe Gowda, DCP (Central) said the owners had a licence for running only a bar and restaurant, but not a discotheque. <br /></p>
<p> The Bangalore Rural Police on Saturday arrested seven men who were trying to sell elephant tusks in Chandapura, on the outskirts of the City.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Acting on a tip-off by Tamil Nadu Forest Department, the police conducted a surprise raid and made the arrests. Six elephant tusks and a rifle used to poach jumbos were seized from the arrested.<br /><br />The arrested are: Chandraiah, 20, Basavaraju, 38, Basavalingappa, 35, and Murugan, 32, all from villages around Denkanikote forest area in Tamil Nadu; Krishna Das, 49 of JB Nagar, Shekar, 45 and Anthony Swami, 43 both of Sudhamanagar.<br /><br />Shashidhar, sub-inspector of Hebbugodi police station said during the interrogation, the arrested have confessed to killing three tuskers in Denkanikote forests. Cases have been registered under the Wildlife Protection Act. <br /><br />Illegal discotheque raided<br /><br />The Cubbon Park police on Saturday raided a bar and restaurant on St Mark’s Road for illegally running a discotheque and arrested four men.<br /><br />The arrested have been identified as Ravindra, 36, the owner; Sujay 32, the manager; Harish, 28, the cashier and Deepu, 31, the event manager.<br /><br /> Police have also seized musical instruments and Rs 24,100 in cash from the restaurant. Ravikanthe Gowda, DCP (Central) said the owners had a licence for running only a bar and restaurant, but not a discotheque. <br /></p>
