Trio held for trying to sell two-headed snake; reptile, car seized

January 8, 2016

Mangaluru, Jan 7: Two youths and an elderly man who were trying to sell a two-headed snake near the near Kudremukh Light House were arrested by the Panmbur police.

The accused are Anwar (30), a resident of Nelyadi in Puttur taluk; Venkatesh (27), a resident of?Kanakapura in Bengaluru; and Gajaradharan (64), a resident of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.

Acting on a tip-off that the trio were waiting in an Innova car to sell the snake to a potential customer, the police nabbed the trio.

The two-headed snake – claimed to be worth lakhs of rupees – as well as the Innova car has been confiscated.

A case has been registered in Panambur police station under Wildlife Protection Act.

It is said that the accused were contacting rich persons and making them believe that keeping two-headed snake in the house would bring them wealth and prosperity. They were said to be planning to sell the snake for lakhs of rupees by deceiving rich persons.

Regretting that the people in Mangaluru were falling prey to such superstitious beliefs, Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Chandra Sekhar M said that efforts are being made to create awareness so that people are not duped by such persons selling charms.

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