3 held for illegal transportation of pangolin

The mobile forest squad personnel arrested three persons involved in the illegal transportation of a pangolin.

The arrested are T K Ramappa from Somwarpet, N L Vasanth Kumar of 7th Hosakote and K B Suresh of Alur in Hassan.

The officials conducted the raid based on a tip-off. The arrested were produced before the court, which remanded them in 15 days of judicial custody.