Two peacocks, an owl seized in police raids

New Delhi, Feb 9 (UNI) Police have seized two peacocks, banned under Wildlife Protection Act, from a shop in Jama Masjid area of Old Delhi.

The raid conducted yesterday at the behest of 'People for Animals' by the Special Cell led to the recovery of the two peacocks from shop no 3, according to the PFA.

The owners of the shop Sadiq Khan and Iqbal Khan, however, managed to escape.

The peacocks, with clipped feathers, legs tied and kept in a polythene bag were bought from Bharatpur Wildlife Sanctuary.

Trading, possessing and hunting of peacocks attracts Section 9, 39, 50 and 51 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 besides being illegal under the National Act.

In another incident, police 'rescued' a huge owl from Dargah Kali Mulla in Sheikh Sarai, The owl had been bought from Kannauj.

All the rescued animals have been sent to Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre at Raja Garden and a case registered at Jama Masjid Police Station, the PFA added.

UNI