Aviary raided in Rajpura, 2 parakeets seized
Patiala, April 13
In a rare cache, a rescue team of the Forest Department has seized two parrots and arrested one person in this connection. Officials of the Forest Department said they found two parrots — a large Indian parakeet and a rose-ringed parakeet — from the “Unique Pet World” in Rajpura town of the Patiala district.
On a tip-off, forest officials raided an aviary “Unique Pet World” and found the parakeets which were illegal as per the Wildlife Act. The accused has been identified as Trivedi Parth Jagdishbhai, owner of “Unique Pet World”. Officials said the accused had violated Sections 39 (3), 50 and 51 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. —
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