In a tragic incident, five people were killed and five others were injured after an SUV in which they were travelling collided with a truck in Chhattisgarh’s Kabirdham district, police said.
According to a report by PTI, the victims were on their way to Bilaspur to catch a train for Kolkata, as they were residents of West Bengal. They had gone to visit Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
Police said the SUV was carrying ten people and it collided with the truck near Akalgharia village under the jurisdiction of the Chilpi police station area. Three women, a man, and a minor girl lost their lives, while the other five people sustained severe injuries.
A senior police officer said that two minor girls were admitted to the Kawardha district hospital, one injured man was shifted to the Bodla Community Health Centre, while the other two have been referred to a hospital in Raipur.
DRI busts Pangolin scale smuggling racket in Telangana
In a significant crackdown on wildlife trafficking, officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Hyderabad Zonal Unit, seized 6.53 kilograms of Indian Pangolin scales during a day-long operation conducted on October 4 in Hanamkonda, Telangana.
Acting on specific intelligence inputs regarding illegal trading of pangolin scales, DRI officers mounted surveillance and apprehended four individuals involved in the illicit activity.
The seizure, which is estimated to have involved the poaching of approximately five Indian Pangolins, underscores growing concerns around the illegal wildlife trade.
Pangolins, often referred to as the most trafficked mammals in the world, are hunted primarily for their scales, which are in high demand in international markets, especially in parts of China and Southeast Asia. The scales are widely believed to possess medicinal properties in traditional practices, although such claims lack a scientific basis.
