Monkey Skull Found in Passenger's Handbag at Delhi Airport

At a big airport in Delhi, safety officers check everyone's bags before they get on a plane.

During one check, they found something strange hidden inside a traveler's bag — a skull, the hard bone that protects the brain.

The traveler said it was a monkey's skull.

The officers took the skull and handed the traveler over to the police.

Police want to know where the traveler got the skull and why they were carrying it to another city called Hyderabad.

Because the skull may come from a wild animal, special laws that protect wildlife could apply.

These laws stop people from taking parts of wild animals without permission.

Experts will examine the skull to figure out exactly what animal it came from.

If the traveler broke the law, they might face prosecution.