New Delhi   

Two arrested for selling turtles

Staff Reporter

The two accused were engaged in selling aquariums: Police

A NEW LEASE: Some of the 24 turtles seized by the Delhi police on Saturday. — PHOTO: V.V. Krishnan

NEW DELHI: Two persons have been arrested by the Delhi police for allegedly selling turtles.The police claim to have recovered 24 turtles at their instance.

According to the police, Krishnandu Datta was arrested from his residence in Dilshad Garden on Friday. The police recovered 13 turtles from his house. At his instance, the police raided the house of Deepak David at Sahibabad in Ghaziabad and recovered 11 turtles.

The police said the two accused were engaged in selling aquariums. While Krishnandu used to procure the turtles from Deepak, the latter would procure them from Ashok Vishwakarma, also a resident of Sahibabad. They entered into the turtle trade to make huge profits.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

About true love, melancholia, nostalgia, devotion and much more
Demand for special session of MCD
All-party meeting on sealing soon: Goel
No big relief provided by Court, feel Centre and traders
A cultural centre for every district, says Sheila
Don't harass traders, Minister tells officials
A new solution for small enterprises
Capturing the life of kids on the margins
Two arrested for selling turtles
Jat leaders meet Sonia Gandhi
Bungling alleged
Dussehra is round the corner
A unique show
DDA engineer held
Dengue claims life of AIIMS student
Around The City
Briefly
In The Capital Today

Copyright © 2006, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu