Pangolin seized in Bengal, one arrested

In a joint operation carried out by the officials of the Wildlife Department and North 24 Parganas Forest Division of WB, one Pangolin was seized from a house in Baromalika, WB. The accused person has been taken into custody.

Kolkata (West Bengal) West Bengal wildlife officials seized a pangolin - considered an endangered mammal - in North 24 Parganas district on Tuesday and arrested one man in this connection.

The pangolin was found in a joint operation by officials of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau', Wildlife Crime Control Unit and North 24 Parganas Forest Division of the West Bengal Forest Directorate from a house in Baromallika village under Shasan police station.

The accused, Sariful Islam, 45, has been taken into custody and a case registered against him.