Elephant tusks worth Rs. 7 lakh seized

Agartala, Nov 24 (UNI) Five elephant tusks, worth Rs 7 lakhs, were seized in front of the historical Rabindra Bhavan here last night.

Police said the seizure was made when a patrolling party of West district police intercepted three persons at about 11 pm. Police recovered the tusks from their possession. On interrogation the arrested persons revealed that they wanted to sell the tusks.

The police said among those arrested three were from West district. They were produced before the court.

Meanwhile, five Bangladeshis were arrested from Battala area here last evening while they were moving suspiciously. On interrogation, they said they sneaked into India to visit their relatives. ''The arrested Bangladeshi nationals did not have any valid documents,'' the police added. They were produced before the court.

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