Investigators suspect an international wildlife trafficking network could be behind the presence of the animals in the state, officials said. The forest department rescued the orangutans from Bichitrapur forest under Bhograi block in the morning of September 8

The case came to light after a video, showing the owner of the vehicle, went viral on social media. The video was reportedly recorded from another vehicle travelling on the Pune-bound carriageway of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway near the Khalapur Toll Plaza