<p>Mainpuri:Three alleged wildlife smugglers were arrested here and 297 rare Indian flapshell turtles were recovered from their possession, police said on Thursday.</p>.<p>Superintendent of Police (SP) Vinod Kumar said the turtles were being transported to Udham Singh Nagar in Uttarakhand for illegal export to China.</p>.<p>Based on a tip-off, Hemant Kumar, Samar Singh and Tinku were intercepted in a car near the Bujhia police outpost on Wednesday, the officer said.</p>.Five killed, 27 injured after pvt bus turns turtle in Raigad district.<p>Upon inspection 297 rare Indian flapshell turtles, locally known as 'Sundari turtles', were recovered from the trio's possession, he said.</p>.<p>Two other suspects managed to escape and efforts are underway to nab them, he added.</p>.<p>During interrogation the trio revealed that they fished the turtles from a pond in Karhal and they were receiving Rs 10,000 per turtle, the SP said.</p>.<p>The recovered turtles were handed over to forest department officials. A case has been registered against the accused under the Wildlife Protection Act, he said. </p><p>The Indian flapshell turtle is included in Schedule II of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, which makes it illegal to hunt, trade, or keep these turtles as pets.</p>
<p>Mainpuri:Three alleged wildlife smugglers were arrested here and 297 rare Indian flapshell turtles were recovered from their possession, police said on Thursday.</p>.<p>Superintendent of Police (SP) Vinod Kumar said the turtles were being transported to Udham Singh Nagar in Uttarakhand for illegal export to China.</p>.<p>Based on a tip-off, Hemant Kumar, Samar Singh and Tinku were intercepted in a car near the Bujhia police outpost on Wednesday, the officer said.</p>.Five killed, 27 injured after pvt bus turns turtle in Raigad district.<p>Upon inspection 297 rare Indian flapshell turtles, locally known as 'Sundari turtles', were recovered from the trio's possession, he said.</p>.<p>Two other suspects managed to escape and efforts are underway to nab them, he added.</p>.<p>During interrogation the trio revealed that they fished the turtles from a pond in Karhal and they were receiving Rs 10,000 per turtle, the SP said.</p>.<p>The recovered turtles were handed over to forest department officials. A case has been registered against the accused under the Wildlife Protection Act, he said. </p><p>The Indian flapshell turtle is included in Schedule II of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, which makes it illegal to hunt, trade, or keep these turtles as pets.</p>