*Dehradun Date – 04/12/2025*
*Doon Police foils criminals’ plans thanks to the strict approach of SSP Dehradun Ajay Singh*
*The intensive checking campaign being conducted on the instructions of SSP Dehradun Ajay Singh shows results*
*Police arrested a couple involved in wildlife smuggling during checking*
*14 protected species turtles recovered from the possession of the accused*
*The arrested couple was smuggling the recovered turtles from Najibabad to Rishikesh*
*The plan was to sell them to local buyers at high prices*
*During the intensive checking campaign being conducted across the district on the instructions of SSP Dehradun Ajay Singh, the police recovered the turtles from the accused’s car*
*Kotwali Raiwala*
On the instructions of Senior Superintendent of Police Dehradun Ajay Singh, the police are continuously conducting intensive checking throughout the district. Under the above campaign, today on 04-12-25, during intensive checking being done by the police, a red colour KUV 100 vehicle was stopped and checked by the Raiwala police on the road leading to Rishikesh on the National Highway in front of the gate of Raiwala police station. Betabnath son of late Roshan Nath, resident of Kale Ki Dhal Sapera Basti, Rishikesh district Dehradun, age 35 years and his wife Barkha, wife of Betab Nath, resident of the above mentioned place were travelling in the vehicle. On checking the trunk of the vehicle, 14 small and big tortoises of protected species were recovered from it. On being questioned about them, the couple travelling in the car could not give any satisfactory answer nor could they show any valid documents related to them. The police arrested both the accused from the spot and a case was registered against them at the Raiwala police station under relevant sections. Upon rigorous interrogation, Betabnath revealed that he works as a scrap dealer and had purchased the turtles from a resident of Najibabad, and was smuggling them to his home in Kale Ki Dhal, Rishikesh. The accused were seeking to profit by selling the turtles to local buyers at high prices.
*Details of Arrested Accused:*
1- Betabnath, son of late Roshan Nath, resident of Kale Ki Dhal, Sapera Basti, Rishikesh, District Dehradun, age 35 years
2- Barkha, wife of Betab Nath, resident of the above-mentioned area
*Recovery:*
14 large and small turtles of protected species
*Police Team:*
1- Inspector Rajendra Singh Kholia, in-charge of Raiwala police station
2- Sub-Inspector Khushal Singh Rawat
3- Head Constable Chandrapal
4- Constable Amit Saini
5- Head Constable Ritu
