19 turtles and 40 parrots seized in pet shop raid in Delhi

New Delhi (IANS) | Delhi Police has recovered 19 special species of turtles and 40 special species of parrots in a raid on a pet shop in Northeast Delhi’s Shastri Park area. An official said on Saturday that the shopkeeper managed to flee from the spot. According to the police, on Friday, they received information about the sale of turtles and parrots of a prohibited species in the Shastri Park area.

Complainant Gaurav Gupta, animal welfare officer of PFA organization, said that he had seen illegal sale of turtles and parrots of banned species at a bird shop located near Buland Masjid in Shastri Park.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northeast) Joy Tirkey said, acting on the complaint, a police team was formed and raids were conducted along with the complainant and his team.

The shopkeeper left his shop and ran away as soon as he got a clue of the police raid. The DCP said, “On conducting the search, we found 19 turtles of a special species and 40 parrots.”

A case has been registered at Shastri Park police station.

The investigation is underway and a search operation has been launched to nab the accused, the officer said.

–IANS