6 ft carcass of rare porpoise seized

Barrackpore, May 15 (UNI) Police today seized a six-feet-long carcass of a Porpoise at Icchapur area under Noapara police station in North 24 Parganas.

The porpoise, a marine animal similar to Dolphins, was reportedly trapped by a fisherman in the Hooghly river in the wee hours today near Debitala Ghat, where a large number of crowd thronged to have a glimpse of this rare species.

Police said they have informed the forest department in this regard.

The matter was reported to the police by a local municipal councillor this morning.

Police said action would be taken against the fisherman, who sold the porpoise in Icchapur market without informing them.

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