Officials of Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) of Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh and Odisha forest officials nabbed two persons in connection with smuggling of wildlife body parts.
The two accused were identified as Sidharth Raj (27) of Nilagiri in Baleswar district and Dibyajyoti Sahoo (28) of Dala in Jajpur Road. After interrogation both were remanded to judicial custody. Deer horns and tusks were seized during the raid which was carried out on instructions of Cuttack DFO, near Bhikipur Akasia Forest under the Panikoili police station of Jajpur district.
However, three others managed to give a slip to the squad. However, the WCCB is investigating into the matter to track the absconders. Jajpur Road Ranger Debendra Kumar Patnaik, Foresters Satyananda Pal, Trilochan Dash and Nirmal Mallick and Saroj Swarup Nayak were part of the team.