<p class="title">A 30-year-old man was allegedly caught red-handed trying to sell elephant tusks on Sarjapur Main Road in southeastern Bengaluru on Sunday. </p>.<p class="bodytext">After a tip-off, a team of policemen led by Varthur sub-inspector Dharnesh K L nabbed Basavaraja and seized the tusks from him. Basavaraja, from Denkanikottai in Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri, is said to have told the police that he had found a blue bag containing the tusks hidden under a bush on his farmland three months ago. He decided to sell the tusks and make a quick buck. He came to Bengaluru in search of prospective clients.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Police have booked him under various sections of the Wildlife Protection Act and are carrying out investigations to ascertain the facts. </p>
<p class="title">A 30-year-old man was allegedly caught red-handed trying to sell elephant tusks on Sarjapur Main Road in southeastern Bengaluru on Sunday. </p>.<p class="bodytext">After a tip-off, a team of policemen led by Varthur sub-inspector Dharnesh K L nabbed Basavaraja and seized the tusks from him. Basavaraja, from Denkanikottai in Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri, is said to have told the police that he had found a blue bag containing the tusks hidden under a bush on his farmland three months ago. He decided to sell the tusks and make a quick buck. He came to Bengaluru in search of prospective clients.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Police have booked him under various sections of the Wildlife Protection Act and are carrying out investigations to ascertain the facts. </p>