Noida Man Found With Carcass Of UP's State Animal Sarus, Arrested

The accused, a suspected hunter, was held during patrolling by local police along the Chachura border in the Rabupura police station area.

A suspected hunter has been arrested after a dead Sarus crane - the state bird of Uttar Pradesh - was found in his possession in Greater Noida while his partner managed to flee the spot, police said on Friday.

The accused was held during patrolling by local police along the Chachura border in the Rabupura police station area of Gautam Buddh Nagar district on Thursday evening, they said.

"Two men on motorcycle UP 13 AP 0979 were carrying the dead Sarus crane when they were intercepted by the police following a tip-off," a police spokesperson said.