Cooch Behar, 03rd July: A person, identified as Akkas Ali Shaikh, was arrested for killing and selling a dolphin weighing 25 kg. The incident surfaced from the Chilakhana Char Para area of Tufanganj division. Reportedly, the person sold the dolphin to another person named Sameer Shaikh for Rs 6,500.
Based on a tip-off, the forest department arrested Akkas Ali on Friday evening. Today the accused was produced in Tufanganj court, where the judge has directed to keep him on remand for three days. However, Sameer Shaikh is still absconding.
