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The Poojappura constabulary person launched an probe into the alleged theft of 2 elephant tusks worthy ₹2 crore from the Pangode Military Station successful Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The constabulary suspected a nexus to a DJ enactment held astatine the premises.
The theft occurred astatine the Officers’ Mess wrong the presumption purportedly betwixt 12 a.m. connected February 11 and 9 a.m. connected February 12.
According to the archetypal accusation study (FIR), the complainant, Vinod G.S., a Subedar attached to 2 Madras Regiment, reported that unidentified persons trespassed connected the messiness compound with the volition of stealing the tusks and decamped with the ivory tusks.
The stolen items are portion of artefacts that were handed implicit by the State authorities to the Army successful 1929. Deer tusks and different seized goods excessively are kept successful a strongroom, sources said.
The constabulary person invoked Sections 331(4) and 305(e) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which pertain to house-trespass and theft-related offences.
The ailment further indicates that the theft whitethorn person been carried retired by persons who had arrived astatine the subject presumption successful transportation with a DJ enactment conducted there.
According to the police, a fewer radical person been taken into custody and the probe was ongoing. The investigators are besides expected to analyse surveillance footage astatine the high-security subject installation arsenic portion of the probe.
