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Police seize 200 rare turtles

The police Thursday seized 200 rare turtles and arrested two smugglers in Aurangabad district of Bihar. The turtles were being taken by the two to Kolkata, said officials at the Barun police station near G.T. Road in Aurangabad.

Published on: Jan 14, 2005 7:26 PM IST
PTI | By , Patna
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The police Thursday seized 200 rare turtles and arrested two smugglers in Aurangabad district of Bihar.

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The turtles were being taken by the two to Kolkata, said officials at the Barun police station near G.T. Road in Aurangabad.

Wildlife experts say that rare turtles have a high demand in Kolkata, from where they are taken to the international market.

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