UP: Peacock feathers seized, 4 smugglers held

Lucknow, May 18: Four wildlife smugglers were arrested and a large quantity of peacock feathers seized from their possession in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh.

On a tip-off, a joint team of police and forest officials raided a house in Nai-Ki-Mandi area late on Wednesday night and seized about 20,000 peacock feathers estimated at several lakhs of rupees.

The accused were identified as Sugreev, Sonu, Sarman and Om Prakash.

A case had been registered and the accused sent to jail, police yesterday said.

UNI