Overview
- Following a January 11 case, Pune forest teams raided Kondhwa on January 13 and seized four Alexandrine parakeets, moving the birds to a treatment centre.
- Earlier Pune raids in Yerawada rescued six protected parrots—five Alexandrine and one rose‑ringed—with three suspects detained and a case filed under the Wildlife (Protection) Act.
- A joint Pune operation included Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officers, and officials noted one accused is a minor, with further interrogation underway.
- Jamshedpur authorities reported seizing over 100 live parrots along with deer horns and peacock feathers, arresting three suspects during raids near Sakchi Roundabout and Kasidih Line.
- The Jamshedpur action followed a Wildlife Crime Control Bureau input, including an initial arrest of a suspect carrying 35 parakeets in a box and subsequent recoveries from homes.