The local police of PS Kotwali busts a gang of Wild Life Smugglers
New Delhi: A team comprising of SI G N Tiwari, ASI Yogender, Ct. Vipin No. 1665/N and Ct. Amit Bhati No. 868/N was constituted under the supervision of Inspr. Pramod Gupta, SHO/Kotwali and the overall supervision of Sh. Sagar Singh Kalsi, ACP/Kotwali. The said team, along with Insp. R R Meena and Insp. V. Bharti Dasan of Wildlife Department, laid a trap near Upper Subhash Marg, Parade Ground Corner, in area of PS Kotwali. At 3:30 PM, One Jaspal Singh s/o Sh. Gurcharan Singh, having a Jute bag, was apprehended on the pointing out of the secret informer, by the raiding party and a piece of Ivory tusk was recovered from his possession. After checking the piece of Ivory Insp. R. R. Meena and Insp. V. Bharti Dasan informed that this piece of Ivory is a contravention of schedule-I of Wild Life Protection Act 1972. On enquiry, Jaspal Singh informed that his accomplice Mahender Kumar is sitting in a car near Sunhari Masjid, Nishad Raj Marg, and there are 3 pieces of Ivory in his possession. So the raid was also conducted there and Mahender Kumar was found sitting in a Xylo car with three pieces of Ivory tusk, which come under the schedule-I of Wild Life Protection Act, 1972. Both of them could not produce any license regarding the piece of Ivory. To this effect, a case vide FIR No. 352/14 u/s 9/39/49/49(B)(1)/51 of Wildlife Protection Act 1972 was registered at PS Kotwali and investigation is in progress.
The team interrogated both the accused persons. During sustained interrogation accused Jaspal Singh confessed that he knows Mahender Kumar who has given the piece of Ivory to him, for sale. Mahender Kumar confessed that these pieces of Ivory were given to him, some 2 months ago, by the owner of a transport company, Tri Nagar, Delhi, who has got the said Ivory from Assam. They confessed that, since then, they are trying to sell this material at area around Red Fort to the passerby/ foreign tourists. The approximate price of this Ivory in international markets is estimated to be Rs 70-75 lakhs.
Source:Delhi Police (PR Cell)
