Ranchi, Sept. 30 -- Police and forest department officials have recovered a female elephant stolen from Jharkhand and allegedly sold in Bihar, uncovering an inter-state wild life trafficking racket.
The operation in Amnaur, Saran district, uncovered the racket reportedly involving business partners.
The case was registered when one Narendra Kumar Shukla of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, lodged a complaint at Medininagar Sadar police station on September 12, reporting that his elephant had gone missing along with its mahout.
Shukla stated that he and his three partners had purchased the elephant for Rs 40 lakh, but the others, in collusion with the mahout, sold it without his knowledge.
Further investigations revealed that the animal was sold ...