Mysuru: The Forest Mobile Squad personnel have arrested one person on charges of illegally catching Indian owls and trying to sell them and have rescued two owls. The arrested is Dhanaviraj of Hakki Pikki tribe at Shikaripura in Nagamangala taluk.
Following a tip off, DCF Poovaiah, in the guise of a customer, approached Dhanaviraj and laid a trap. The accused fell into the trap easily. Poovaiah said that there is an active gang which catch the owls illegally and sell the same to gullible customers at a very high price due to myths surrounding the owl.
