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59 Turtles, 27 birds rescued from Crawford Market

Acting on a tip off, the MRA Marg police officials raided stalls at Crawford Market in south Mumbai, and rescued 86 endangered turtles and parakeets that were being illegally sold in the market. Of the rescued animals, 59 are turtles and the remaining are parakeets.

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Of these, three are keeled back tortoises, two leather back turtles, 51 Indian star tortoises, and three Malaysian baby turtles. The 27 rescued parakeets included rose ring and Alexandrine species.u00a0

Police managed to arrest two people who were present in the shops during the raid. A case under Sections 429 and 34 of the IPC has been registered in the matter, and cops are on the lookout for the owners of the shop who are on the run, following the bust.

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