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Kollegal CID Forest Squad arrests two selling monitor lizard near Sattegala

On Wednesday in Kollegal, two men, Sardar alias Mukhtar Pasha and Rafi, were taken into custody for attempting to sell a monitor lizard illegally. Authorities registered a case against them, and the live lizard was confiscated near Cauvery river.

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Jun 4, 2026 · 1 min read
Kollegal CID Forest Squad arrests two selling monitor lizard near Sattegala

Key Takeaways

  • •Officials seized the lizard and registered a case against the men.
  • •Authorities in Kollegal arrested two men Wednesday afternoon for illegally attempting to sell a monitor lizard.
  • •The arrests occurred near the banks of the Cauvery river at the Sattegala hand post, located in Chamarajanagar district’s Kollegal taluk.
  • •Personnel from the Kollegal CID Forest Mobile Squad acted on an intelligence tip.

Authorities in Kollegal arrested two men Wednesday afternoon for trying to illegally sell monitor lizard. Arrests happened near Cauvery river banks at Sattegala hand post in Chamarajanagar district’s Kollegal taluk.

Kollegal CID Forest Mobile Squad got an intelligence tip . By 3:15 p.m.,officers were at riverbank,found two individuals attempting to sell live monitor lizard. Animal was in iron cage,wrapped in wire mesh.

Squad immediately took the two men into custody . They were identified as Sardar alias Mukhtar Pasha, 45, and Rafi,44,both from Hunsur. Officials seized lizard,registered case against the pair.

Raid led by Police Sub-Inspector Avinash . He was backed by squad members Basavaraj, Swamy,Jameel, Latha, Ramachandra, Prabhakar,another Basavaraj. Operation had guidance from CID Forest Unit Inspector General of Police,Bengaluru, and Superintendent of Police of Madikeri CID Forest Unit.

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