A team of forest officials seized eight tiger claws and arrested three men who were in its possession on Friday. Live ammunition was also seized.
Officials trapped the men after a complaint by WWF-India volunteers.
R. Ratheeshrajan (28) of Mannady, V. Rameshkumar (40) and B. Venkatesan from Avadi allegedly got the claws from Andhra Pradesh.
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“They have been booked under section 9 (hunting) and 49-b (trading of wildlife products) of Wildlife Protection Act. The seized claws would be sent to wildlife laboratory for tests by veterinarians,” said N. Krishnakumar, Forest Range Offcer.
Three persons were arrested after a complaint from wildlife activists
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