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Sand boa seized by Thane police; one arrested
Thane A 55-year-old man was arrested from Kalyan Phata for possessing a sand boa on Friday.
Published on: Oct 20, 2019, 01:17:09 IST
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Thane A 55-year-old man was arrested from Kalyan Phata for possessing a sand boa on Friday.
The snake was seized by the Thane police. The accused was carrying the snake in a sack and the police got a tip-off about it.
“A team of Shil-Daighar police arrested the accused, Shankar Dashrath Walvi, 55, who was taking the snake to sell it. The snake is 47 inches long and weighs 2.3 kgs,” said a police officer from Shil-Daighar police station.
The accused, who is from Nandurbar district, has been arrested under Sections 39 (3) and 51 of Wildlife Protection Act 1972.
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