Man held in Maharashtra's Thane for trying to smuggle baby crocodiles for black magic

A 28-year-old man in Maharashtra's Thane area has been arrested for trying to allegedly smuggle seven baby crocodiles for black magic rituals. The baby crocodiles have been rescued and will be released into the wild, the police said.

The Thane Police crime branch has rescued seven alive baby crocodiles from a 28-year-old man who was allegedly smuggling them for black magic. Thane anti-extortion cell police inspector Sanjay Shinde on Monday said they got a tip-off about a person coming to sell baby crocodiles. The cops, along with forest department officials, laid a trap at Reti Bandar in Thane and nabbed the accused from the spot.