Four arrested for smuggling endangered insect
Four people were arrested in Leh for allegedly smuggling 90 kg of endangered caterpillar mushroom insect, used for making many Ayurvedic and Chinese medicines, worth over eight crores in the international market, police said.
Four poachers, active in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, were arrested by a joint team of the police and forest personnel in Morigaon district on Friday, police said.