Bengaluru police bust online racket in sale of parakeet
The Hindu
The young hatchlings are snatched from their nests in forests in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu in January every year, and sold across India
The Varthur police arrested two persons in connection with an inter-State online racket in Alexandrine Parakeet chicks and rescued 26 chicks.
Based on a tip-off, a team of police approached the accused, Bharath and Akshith, posing as buyers and arrested them. The accused told the police that they had sourced the birds from their contacts in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, and were selling them to customers online . The rescued chicks have been handed over to Bannerghatta rescue centre.

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