Guwahati, Feb. 17 -- Locals in Sonapur, on the outskirts of Guwahati, intercepted a truck with a Chhattisgarh registration number on Monday night around 10 pm, discovering three bears being transported under suspicious circumstances.

Locals spotted the truck on National Highway 37 and questioned the vehicle's occupants. The staff reportedly told them they were transporting the bears from Nagaland to Chhattisgarh.

The truck's staff refused to provide documentation for the animals and prevented locals from taking photographs, claiming their "bosses" had prohibited it.

"When we asked for documents, they refused and quickly drove towards Guwahati," a local resident said.

Mukul Dutta, a local businessman, added, "There were three staff mem...