Five held for bid to smuggle pangolin

Five persons were arrested from Raigad district of Maharashtra for allegedly trying to smuggle a pangolin, a Forest department official said on Monday. The pangolin was released in the forest in Mahad, he said, A case was registered under the Wildlife Protection Act. They were remanded in the custody of the Forest department by the local court.

Five persons were arrested from Raigad district of Maharashtra for allegedly trying to smuggle a pangolin, a Forest department official said on Monday. The accused were arrested from Tol village in Mahad tehsil on Tuesday. The pangolin was released in the forest in Mahad, he said, A case was registered under the Wildlife Protection Act. They were remanded in the custody of the Forest department by the local court.