Archive · 25 Jun 2025
Man Arrested for Smuggling Elephant Tusks in Hyderabad
A man named Prasad was caught by the police in Hyderabad trying to sell two elephant tusks.
The tusks are worth a lot of money, about ₹3 crore.
Prasad got the tusks with another person who got them from people in a forest.
Prasad has been in trouble with the law before for smuggling.
The police found the tusks and arrested Prasad, but the other person, Lokeshwar Reddy, ran away.
Now, the police are looking for Reddy.
Man arrested for smuggling elephant tusks valued at ₹3 crore.
The tusks, weighing 5.62 kg, were seized in Hyderabad.
The accused, Rekulakunta Prasad, has a history of smuggling.
Prasad obtained the tusks with another smuggler, Lokeshwar Reddy, from Yanadi tribals.
Lokeshwar Reddy is currently absconding and being searched for.
- Who
- Rekulakunta Prasad was arrested; Lokeshwar Reddy is absconding.
- What
- A man was arrested for smuggling and attempting to sell elephant tusks.
- When
- June 25, 2025
- Where
- Hyderabad, India; Seshachalam forests in Tirupati district
- Why
- To sell elephant tusks for illegal profit.
- Arrested
- Rekulakunta Prasad
- Tusks Value
- ₹3 crore
- Tusks Weight
- 5.62 kg
- Location of Seizure
- Hyderabad
- Previous Crime
- Red Sanders smuggling
- Co-conspirator
- Lokeshwar Reddy