UP police rescue over 600 softshell turtles
UP police on Saturday recovered 605 softshell turtles after a raid in the Mainpuri district. Divisional forest officer Manish Singh said an FIR has been lodged against the seven accused who managed to escape, while the turtles have been handed over to the forest department. On February 3, a truck transporting over 3,000 turtles from Mainpuri was seized in Jharkhand.