The Hanumanthnagar police arrested a 50-year-old man from Denkanikottai while he was allegedly trying to sell two elephant tusks on Ramanjaneya Road on Tuesday.
The accused, Kaaliyappan, told the police that he was part of a poachers gang that brought tusks to the city to sell them, but the police found a ‘Forest Department’ sticker on the motorcycle he was riding.
The police said Kaaliyappan confessed that the bike belonged to his son, who worked in the Forest Department, Hosur range, which was confirmed by the police.
