Red Sand Boa Snake Rescued by UP Special Task Force in Gorakhpur, Four Arrested
Four persons have been arrested and a Red Sand Boa snake was rescued by the UP Special Task Force (STF), in Gorakhpur. The Red Sand Boa is a rare non-poisonous snake and is used to make medicines, cosmetics and in black magic.
Gorakhpur, September 20: Four persons have been arrested and a Red Sand Boa snake was rescued by the UP Special Task Force (STF), in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur. The Red Sand Boa is a rare non-poisonous snake and is used to make medicines, cosmetics and in black magic, hence, is in demand globally. Uttar Pradesh Shocker: Man Tied to Tree, Head Tonsured, and Thrashed by Mob in Bulandshahr, Two Arrested After Video Goes Viral.
The STF officials said one Red Sand Boa snake fetches several lakh rupees internationally. They said this snake is protected under Schedule IV of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, and was included in the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species in 2021. Uttar Pradesh Double Murder Video: Armed Assailants Shoot Two Men To Death in Meerut, Shocking Incident Caught on Camera.
Those arrested on Tuesday were identified as two Gorakhpur residents -- Om Prakash Singh and Mohd Saifudeen, a Varanasi resident Ram Shankar Maurya and an Azamgarh resident Raja Ram Yadav.
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