Mumbai
Two live tortoises and a tiger paw with nails were confiscated from a dhaba on Mumbai-Agra highway near Nashik in the wee hours of Thursday.
Updated : Mar 20, 2011, 10:45 AM IST
Two live tortoises and a tiger paw with nails were confiscated from a dhaba on Mumbai-Agra highway near Nashik in the wee hours of Thursday.
Acting on a tip-off, the police raided Aditya Dhaba in Talegaon Shivar, near Igatpuri, at midnight and confiscated two live tortoises and a tiger paw with nails.
The owner of the dhaba, Dinesh Kolekar, was held by the police under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Further investigation in the case is underway.