Overview

• Rekulakunta Prasad was apprehended on June 25 near LB Nagar as he tried to sell two elephant tusks valued at ₹3 crore.
• The pair of tusks weighed a combined 5.62 kilograms and were seized from his possession on a private bus.
• Prasad was previously jailed in Tirupati for Red Sanders smuggling and conspired with Lokeshwar Reddy after their release to traffic ivory.
• Officials say the ivory was sourced from Yanadi tribals in the Seshachalam forests of Tirupati district.
• Lokeshwar Reddy, the second accused in the operation, remains at large as authorities continue their search.