Mangalore, May 30, 2014: The Mobile Forest Squad police personnel have detected a case of smuggling deer hide in a scooter at Heroor in Brahmavar of Udupi district on Wednesday May 28 and have arrested one person. Another accused however gave them a slip.
The arrested man is Kiran Luis (30). The Forest Squad Sub-Inspector Shekhar who was on patrolling in the area, stopped the scooter on suspicion when deer hide was found.
The accused has been handed over to the Brahmavar police and a case registered under Wildlife Protection Act. The arrested man has been produced before the court and remanded to judicial custody,.
Meanwhile, police are on the lookout for Kiran Dayas who is absconding.