Siliguri, 10th December: In yet another significant breakthrough, the DRI (Directorate of Revenue Intelligence) unit of Siliguri has successfully apprehended two individuals with three elephant tusks worth Rs 11 crore from the Rajdhani Express at NJP Railway Station. The arrested accused have been identified as Suleman Kha and Ratan Gwala, both residents of Nagaon Hojai in Assam.
According to reports, the DRI team received a tip-off about the illegal trafficking of animal parts to Varanasi in the Dibrugarh-New Delhi Rajdhani Express on Saturday. Upon receiving the news, the team promptly arrived at the NJP Railway Station and stood by for the train’s arrival. Subsequently, when the train arrived, the team conducted an operation in coach number B-4 of the train and apprehended both suspects.
Following the apprehension, the suspects underwent further checking before the RPF personnel. During this, three elephant tusks were retrieved from their bag. The recovered tusks weighed 7 kg 320 grams with a market value of Rs 10 crores 98 lakhs. Consequently, the DRI team arrested both the accused. On Sunday, the DRI team produced the accused duo before the Siliguri Court for legal proceedings.