<p>Forest officials have told a court here that Malayalam superstar Mohanlal, from whose house ivory tusks were seized in Income tax raids in 2010, had violated the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The actor did not have any certificate of ownership of the seized ivory and by its possession had violated wildlife rules, Divisional Forest Officer B N Nagaraju stated in an affidavit before the First Class Magistrate Court at Malayattoor.<br /><br />Forest officials had registered a case against Mohanlal, P N Krishnakumar and N Krishnakumar, the accused in the case following seizure of the ivory. P N Krishnakumar and N Krishnakumar stated they had obtained permission from the wildlife authority for possession of the ivory which was handed over to the actor for safe custody.</p>
<p>Forest officials have told a court here that Malayalam superstar Mohanlal, from whose house ivory tusks were seized in Income tax raids in 2010, had violated the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The actor did not have any certificate of ownership of the seized ivory and by its possession had violated wildlife rules, Divisional Forest Officer B N Nagaraju stated in an affidavit before the First Class Magistrate Court at Malayattoor.<br /><br />Forest officials had registered a case against Mohanlal, P N Krishnakumar and N Krishnakumar, the accused in the case following seizure of the ivory. P N Krishnakumar and N Krishnakumar stated they had obtained permission from the wildlife authority for possession of the ivory which was handed over to the actor for safe custody.</p>