Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Seizes 955 Baby Turtles, Arrests Six
On Saturday, officers from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) apprehended six individuals and confiscated 955 baby tortoises of various species in Nagpur, Bhopal, and Chennai.
These tortoises, native to the Ganga River, are red-listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and fall under Schedule I and II of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Acting on a tip-off about a smuggling syndicate exploiting these tortoises for commercial gains, officials devised a plan to simultaneously apprehend culprits across the country.
Consequently, teams arrested six individuals and seized 955 live baby tortoises in Nagpur, Bhopal, and Chennai. The species involved include the Indian Tent Turtle, Indian Flapshell Turtle, Crown River Turtle, Black Spotted/Pond Turtle, and Brown Turtle. The case has been transferred to the relevant forest officers for further investigation.
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