Three men were arrested by the police in Roorkee while trying to smuggle a sand boa. Kuldeep Singh from Haryana, Anand from Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) and Aslam from Roorkee were arrested by the police from Saloni Park in Roorkee on Thursday with a sand boa in their possession.
On being questioned by the police, they said that the reptile belonged to Anand and Aslam and the duo was selling it to Kuldeep. Police have also seized some cash from Kuldeep.
It should be noted here that the sand boa is in demand for various purposes, including some purported medicinal properties and other alleged uses in black magic.