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- Forest Department officials in the Nilgiris district have arrested two people from Kil Kotagiri for allegedly possessing two pieces of elephant tusks.
- One of the accused, Shivakumar from Sholur Mattam, was identified during investigations into a smuggling case in Pudukottai, where six men were earlier caught with tusks allegedly smuggled from the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border.
- Officials say the arrest shows links between the two cases, and one of those detained in the Nilgiris will be produced before a judge and remanded to judicial custody.
What to watch next
- Outcome of the investigation into where and how the tusks were collected
- Whether more members of the alleged smuggling ring are identified or arrested
- The court proceedings and remand of the accused
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Named India · Kerala · Forest Department · Kashyap Shashank Ravi · Kil Kotagiri · Nilgiris · Pudukottai · Shivakumar · Sholur Mattam · Tamil Nadu
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