Mumbai: Man held for selling horns of Sambhar deer

Police said a pair of horns of a Sambhar deer and Rs 2 lakh in cash were recovered from his residence.

The Thane police on Saturday arrested a person for selling horns and skin of a Sambhar deer in Upvan near Thane.
The accused, Santosh Ramachandra Bamane, is a resident of Andheri. He has been booked under sections 9 (prohibition of hunting), 39 (wild animals to be a government property), 48 (A) (keeping in his control, custody and possession) and 51 (penalties) of The Wildlife (Protection) Act-1972.

Police said a pair of horns of a Sambhar deer and Rs 2 lakh in cash were recovered from his residence.