The Rachakonda Police on Wednesday seized 286 star tortoises and 160 red-eared slider tortoises smuggled from Andhra Pradesh for sale in Hyderabad. While star tortoises are an endangered species ...

Hyderabad: The sleuths of the Special Operations Team (SOT), Malkajgiri Zone, along with the Forest Range Officer (FRO) from Uppal, arrested two persons involved in smuggling star tortoises and ...

Hyderabad: Based on credible information, the sleuths of the Special Operations Team, Malkajgiri Zone along with FRO Uppal apprehended two persons for smuggling star tortoises and red-eared slider ...

Hyderabad: The Rachakonda police seized 281 star fish and 160 red eared slider tortoises from two persons at Medipally on Wednesday. Mohd Siraj Ahmed (39) of Old Malakpet and Shaik Jani (50) of ...

They raided two places and arrested two persons, from whom the officials seized 281 star tortoises, 160 red-eared slider tortoises and four mobile phones, which have been valued at Rs 64 lakh.

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Hyderabad: Rachakonda police on Wednesday arrested two individuals for illegally trading star tortoises and red-eared slider turtles in violation of the Wildlife Protection Act. Authorities seized ...

HYDERABAD: Police busted an interstate tortoise smuggling racket in Rachakonda on Tuesday and rescued 286 star tortoises, 160 red-eared slider tortoises, and other materials, all worth Rs 64 lakh.

Two Hyderabad men, Mohammed Siraj Ahmed and Shaik Jani, were arrested for selling star tortoises by exploiting superstitions for profit. They claimed these tortoises would bring good fortune.

HYDERABAD: In a bizarre twist of illegal wildlife trade, two men, who were arrested on Wednesday for selling star tortoises to customers, were found claiming that keeping these reptiles would ...

The accused has been identified as Shaik Jani, a resident of Adarsh Nagar, who has been running an aquarium business and selling various species of ...