<p>Two men who were allegedly trying to sell two pangolins in the city have been arrested, police said. It’s illegal to sell pangolins. </p>.<p>Suresh, 40, from Sandur, Ballari district, and his associate Madhusudhan, 30, from Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, were caught carrying a gunny bag in a “suspicious” manner near the Kooli Nagar bridge in Nandini Layout, North Bengaluru, on Monday.</p>.<p>A police team headed by Nandini Layout police inspector B L Lohith rounded up the duo and snatched the bag containing the pangolins. </p>.<p>According to police, Suresh worked as a driver while Madhusudhan was a middleman dealing in wildlife<br />animals.</p>.<p>The men captured the pangolins from the Kumarswamy Gudda forest in Sandur taluk and brought them to Bengaluru, looking for a customer. </p>.<p>The men were booked under the Wildlife Act and remanded in judicial custody. The pangolins were handed over to the forest department for rehabilitation, the police<br />added. </p>
<p>Two men who were allegedly trying to sell two pangolins in the city have been arrested, police said. It’s illegal to sell pangolins. </p>.<p>Suresh, 40, from Sandur, Ballari district, and his associate Madhusudhan, 30, from Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, were caught carrying a gunny bag in a “suspicious” manner near the Kooli Nagar bridge in Nandini Layout, North Bengaluru, on Monday.</p>.<p>A police team headed by Nandini Layout police inspector B L Lohith rounded up the duo and snatched the bag containing the pangolins. </p>.<p>According to police, Suresh worked as a driver while Madhusudhan was a middleman dealing in wildlife<br />animals.</p>.<p>The men captured the pangolins from the Kumarswamy Gudda forest in Sandur taluk and brought them to Bengaluru, looking for a customer. </p>.<p>The men were booked under the Wildlife Act and remanded in judicial custody. The pangolins were handed over to the forest department for rehabilitation, the police<br />added. </p>