5 ivory tusks seized, 1 held

Bengaluru: City police have arrested a 25-year-old man and seized five ivory tusks, weighing over 7kg, from him. The accused — Srishaila S of JC Nagar — was arrested near Yeshwantpur on Thursday while he was waiting for a potential buyer, police said.
Probe revealed that the tusks were given to Srishaila by his friend, Shamshuddin. “Srishaila said Shamshuddin asked him to sell them for money.Shamshuddin had taken hand loans from many friends and, on failing to repay them, fled from home. We’re now looking for him,” an officer said. tnn