Bengaluru, Oct 17: One person was arrested for allegedly trying to sell four Indian monitor lizards to a restaurant in the city, here forest officials said.
The forest officials said on Wednesday one Chandrashekar K Bajanthri, 24, a native of the Hulimangala village in Anekal taluk, was arrested near his home by members of the Forest Vigilance Cell, who were acting on a tip-off. Bajanthri had four live lizards and a pair of Sambar horns.
Assistant Conservator of Forests G A Gangadhar, who led the raid, said that during the interrogation, accused confessed that he was preparing to sell the animals to a restaurant in the city.
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