[Assam] Astrologer Kero Young absconding

[Manoj Das]

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On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 9:56 AM, muktikam phukan <muktikamp at yahoo.co.in>wrote:

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> Astrologer Kero Young absconding
> Staff Reporter
>  GUWAHATI, March 26 – Wednesday’s seizure of wildlife body parts from a
> well-known astrologer’s shop in the city – coming close on the heels of a
> huge seizure of similar contraband wildlife products near Manas National
> Park – has once again brought to the fore the growing menace and its
> multiple dimensions. The seizure from Ratna Kuber, run by astrologer ‘Kero
> Young’, included skins, bones and skulls of animals such as tiger, wildcat,
> monkey, pangolin, monitor lizard, deer, fox, etc. The revelation strongly
> suggests that the illegal wildlife trade is far widespread than previously
> thought of, and that apart from the international market, wildlife products
> have a good demand in the domestic market as well.
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> Meanwhile, a case had been registered against Kero Young, the owner of
> Ratna Kuber, who is still said to be absconding.
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> “The illegal trade in wildlife body parts is nothing short of the alarming.
> In recent times quite a few seizures have been made, and in all likelihood
> it is just the proverbial tip of the iceberg,” a conservation activist said,
> adding that the poor security mechanism in terms of both infrastructure and
> manpower in the State’s forests and the
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> apathy of the Government in making conservation a priority were largely
> responsible for the mess.
>
> “We have registered a case under the Wildlife Protection Act before the
> judicial magistrate against Kero Young, who has been absconding, and some of
> his employees are being interrogated,” SK Sealsarma, DFO, Guwahati Wildlife
> Division, said.
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> The developments also underscore the need for better coordination between
> forest, police and other departments for ensuring a hard crackdown on the
> illegal trade. Wednesday’s seizure came following an income tax raid, with
> the IT authorities intimating the forest officials after they stumbled upon
> the animal body parts.
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> A City Police official said that the Forest Department had not yet
> registered a police case following the seizure. He, however, said that the
> illegal business of wildlife products was rampant in the city and that
> frequent raids could result in busting of such rackets.
>
> Wildlife body parts are widely used in connection with many tantric and
> astrological rituals and medicines, and police believe that a close watch on
> those activities is necessary for checking use of illegally-possessed
> wildlife parts.
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> THIS GUY MUST'VE DUPED SO MANY INNOCENT PEOPLE WITH HIS ( SO
> CALLED)ASTROLOGICAL ACUMEN TILL NOW
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> Muktikam Phukan
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