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Time of India
01-06-2025
- Time of India
Three held smuggling parrots in bus
Varanasi: Forest officials busted a racket involved in the illegal trade of birds of endangered species on Sunday in Varanasi. Three smugglers were arrested with 28 live parrots packed in a carton box, smuggled from Jharkhand. Forest Conservator (Varanasi) Ravi Kumar Singh said that, after receiving a tip-off, a team of officials raided the Andharapul team, led by Regional Forest Officer Ravindra Yadav and Deputy Regional Forest Officer Rajkumar Gautam, recovered 28 live parrots in a carton from a bus. Bus driver Dhananjay Singh, conductor Abhay Singh alias Kanhaiya, and Md Arif were arrested and the bus was seized. On being questioned they revealed that the birds were transported from Garhwa, Jharkhand, by Md Arif of Varanasi. The recovered birds are protected under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. Legal proceedings are underway under sections 9, 39, 48 (b) (I) & (II), 49 (b) (IV), 51, and 57 of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. Singh appealed to citizens to report any illegal trade involving these species to the office's phone numbers: 0542-2585444 and 0542-2585574.
News18
04-05-2025
- News18
Four Bangladeshi Nationals Held From Delhi's Azadpur Sabzi Mandi
Last Updated: All four were involved in begging at traffic signals and were using a banned app to stay in touch with their families to avoid detection Delhi Police has apprehended four allegedly illegal Bangladeshi nationals disguised as transgender people from the Azadpur Sabzi Mandi area in northwest Delhi, an official said on Sunday. The arrests came following a surveillance operation on Saturday and they have been handed over to the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) for further deportation proceedings. All four were involved in begging at traffic signals and were using a banned app to stay in touch with their families to avoid detection, the officials said. Police revealed that they had undergone minor surgeries and hormonal treatments to alter their appearances and evade detection. The accused were identified as Md Armaan (21), Md Arif (26), Md Jahid (21) and Md Babul (40), all residents of Narayanganj in Bangladesh. During interrogation, they admitted to illegally crossing borders and entering India with the help of agents and later travelling to Delhi by train, police said. Police recovered two smartphones from their possession, both of which had a banned app, which the suspects used to contact their families in Bangladesh.
The Print
04-05-2025
- The Print
Four Bangladeshi nationals nabbed from Delhi's Azadpur Sabzi Mandi
All four were involved in begging at traffic signals and were using a banned app to stay in touch with their families to avoid detection, the officials said. The arrests came following a surveillance operation on Saturday and they have been handed over to the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) for further deportation proceedings. New Delhi, May 4 (PTI) Delhi Police has apprehended four allegedly illegal Bangladeshi nationals disguised as transgender people from the Azadpur Sabzi Mandi area in northwest Delhi, an official said on Sunday. Police revealed that they had undergone minor surgeries and hormonal treatments to alter their appearances and evade detection. The accused were identified as Md Armaan (21), Md Arif (26), Md Jahid (21) and Md Babul (40), all residents of Narayanganj in Bangladesh. During interrogation, they admitted to illegally crossing borders and entering India with the help of agents and later travelling to Delhi by train, police said. Police recovered two smartphones from their possession, both of which had a banned app, which the suspects used to contact their families in Bangladesh. PTI BM SKY SKY This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
