Bareilly: Two men were arrested by Dudhwa officials while trying to smuggle an elephant tusk to Nepal on Saturday night. This is the first time an elephant tusk has been recovered in the Dudhwa forest area. The tusk was 69 cm long and weighed nearly 4.5 kg.
The accused, identified as Vakeel Ahmad and Govind Kumar of Tikunia area in Kheri, were booked under the Wildlife Protection Act and Forest Act. Deputy director, Dudhwa Tiger Reserve Kailasha Prakash said the duo was trying to cross the border on their bike when intercepted. The Nepalese waiting for them managed to slip away. The tusk seems to be eight years old. Ahmad claimed that his father had found it some years ago.
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