The forest department officials arrested a person for possessing a Vinayakar idol carved from an elephant tusk on Monday. Based on inputs provided by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB ...
KRISHNAGIRI: Forest officials in Krishnagiri district arrested a man on Tuesday for possessing an elephant tusk. They also seized a tusk that had been carved into a Vinayagar idol. The accused has ...
of Lord Murugan and a Krishna idol carved from elephant tusk, at Kandiyankuppam. The recovered idols are valued at over Rs 35 crore and Rs 35 lakh, respectively. The WCCB, which monitors the ...
Five persons were arrested on charges of smuggling elephant tusks in Salem district on Thursday (January 2, 2025) evening. Acting on a tip-off that a gang was smuggling elephant tusks, the Forest ...