Kangaroo Recovered from Assam Bengal Border, Two Held

In big trafficking of animals, police for the first time rescued a Kangaroo from the border region of the two Indian states Assam and West Bengal.
The Kangaroo was being moved in a vehicle carrying goods that were caught at the Alipurduar district of West Bengal. During the interception of the freight, van police saw the caged kangaroo lying inside.

Two persons found having links with the rescued Kangaroo have been arrested by police for their alleged connection with the case.

On Sunday 13 March the two accused were detained from Hyderabad. The accused has been identified as Zayed Shaikh and Imran Shaikh both residents of Hyderabad, India.

According to officials, a team of police stopped a mini truck and intercepted it during a Naka Checking on NH no. 31 in the Barobisha area located near the border of West Bengal and Assam.

Meanwhile, the two accused are interrogated by the officials to find out the movement of the rare animal in the region and the motive behind such illegal movement.

Moreover, it is suspected that the two might have a connection with the wildlife trafficking rackets at the international level.

The Inspector in Charge at Kumargram Police Station, Bsudev Sarkar said that they are suspicious that these two persons were on the mission of smuggling the kangaroo to Hyderabad.

Officials have initiated a detailed investigation over the big trafficking of animals in the area and nab all accused having link with the globally existing illegal movement of animals.

Earlier, police have rescued many other animals and exotic birds from different regions but this is the first time ever that a Kangaroo was found and rescued.

It may be mentioned that Kangaroos are large marsupials that cannot be found in India as they are only found naturally in native places Australia and Papua New Guinea.