Two Held With Elephant Tusks

Two Held With Elephant Tusks

PUNE: Two elephant tusks worth Rs 40 lakh have been seized by sleuths from Vimantal police station in the city.

The arrested accused have been identified as real estate agents Yahya Ahmed Khan (42) and Abhay Arvind Joshi (55), both residents of Navi Mumbai. The police have also seized a car, three cell phones and a cash counting machine from the duo.

Based on information received by Police Sub Inspector Anandrao Pingle, a trap was laid at Sakore Nagar Road in Viman Nagar at around 4.30 pm on Friday and the duo was nabbed. The Forest Department officials certified that the tusks were old. 

Senior Police Inspector Gajanan Pawar and Inspector (Crime) Balwant Mandage supervised the investigation team, which included PSI Pingle, policemen Avinash Shewale, Ashok Atole, Ajay Kharade, Vishal Gade, Vishwanath Gone, Rahul More, Sanjay Adhari, Nana Karche, Prashant Kapure and Vinod Mahajan.

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