Six people were caught trying to sell elephant tusks in a busy commercial area near the Hosur border on the southern outskirts of Bengaluru on Wednesday, police said.
Two tusks weighing about 14.240 kg allegedly sourced from forests around Denkanikottai in the Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu, were seized from them, police
added.
The six suspects have been identified as Harish, Rafiq, Mani, Manikantan, Thyagaraju and Theriyanna, all in their 30s and residents of Hosur.
Hebbagodi police arrested the men from the busy Bommasandra bridge after receiving a tip-off.
All of them have been booked under various provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act at the Hebbagodi police station.
Police are also investigating if the six men were part of a bigger network of wildlife smugglers. They are also probing if the suspects are repeat offenders.
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Published 17 February 2022, 19:51 IST