Mumbai: Crocodile and Turtle Rescued From Juhu Home by Police and Forest Officials; Case Registered

Mumbai Police and forest officials rescued a live crocodile, a turtle form a resident in Mumbai's Juhu area. According to reports, during a raid in the slum area of Moragai Shankar Chawl, officials found a live juvenile crocodile and arrested one person.

The Thane Forest Department received a tip from Unit-9 of the Crime Branch in February. Authorities, with the assistance of NGO SARRP President Santosh Shinde, seized a house and seized one Indian crocodile and one Indian spotted turtle. 

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The police arrested the accused on the spot and booked him under sections of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, including Sections 2(1), 9, 39, 44, 48, 48(A) and 51, for illegal possession and offences related to protected wildlife species, according to the Mid-Day report.

The forest department said that the investigation into the case is still underway to find the source of the animals and possible links to wildlife trafficking networks.