5 "Exotic" Monkeys, Wallaby Rescued In Assam
NDTV
Acting on a tip-off, a team of forest personnel intercepted the vehicle at Hajo, Assam and recovered six cages in which the "exotic" monkeys and the wallaby were found.
Five "exotic" monkeys and a wallaby were rescued from a vehicle in Assam's Kamrup district and a person was arrested in this connection, a forest official said on Thursday.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of forest personnel intercepted the vehicle at Hajo on Wednesday and recovered six cages in which the animals were found.
The forest personnel team led by North Kamrup Division Range Officer Sangeeta Rani Singha apprehended the person, while another fled the spot, the official said.
Further investigation is on to ascertain from where the animals were brought and to which destination they were being taken.
