Parmesh S JAIN
The South Division police of CK Achukattu police on Saturday arrested three persons and recovered 27 kgs of two elephant tusks which they were trying to sell .
The accused has been identified as,Chandregowda,46,Praveen Guled,24 and Somalingappa Kodad,41 are from Hassan and Haveri were suspected to be part of the poachers gang.
Senior officer told media persons,the CK Achukattu police inspector recieved a credible information from his reliable inputs that three persons in car are found to be suspicious and are trying to elephant tusk.
After getting information PI,Janardhan PR passed information to his senior officers,a team led by DCP South, Harish Pandey,under the leadership of PI,Janardhan PR and his crime team rushed to 7th main BSK third stage and surrounded the area and kept a close watch on all the trio.
After getting doubt on their suspicious behaviour the inspector and his team approached them and questioned for whom they are waiting at the same time they intercepted the car and found elephant tusks in their possession the team secured them immediately and took them to station.
They caught the accused red handed while they were waiting in a car to deliver the tusks.
During investigation the accused confessed the crime and the accused are identified as, Chandregowda,46,Praveen Guled,24 and Somalingappa Kodad, 41 are from Hassan and Haveri were suspected to be part of the poachers gang.
It is suspected that they had killed the elephant from a reserve forest range in and around Hassan .
Going by the seize of the tusks the animal is easily 60 to 70 yr old and the tusk length is more than 5.5 ft, the police , said .
The trio have been booked under various sections of Wildlife protection act and are investigating further.
Finally Bengaluru police commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP West,Sandeep Patil,DCP South,Harish Pandey,ACP,BL Srinivasmurthy,PI,Janardhan PR,PSI,Manoj Kumar DS,Probationary PSI,Mahesh Kudhri,and crime staff as,Sridhar TR,Raju HP,Srinivas M, Nagaraj Nayak,Siddappa Bangiyavar,Veerendra N,Shivputtegowda,Manjunath S,Hanumantha Sandhi,Santhosh S,Mallikarjun,Hanumanthappa Talavar and others has been appreciated for the commendable job done by them in nabbing trio poachers smugglers and recovered elephant tusks a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.
