The Madhya Pradesh State Tiger Strike Force (MP STSF), in a coordinated operation with the #Wildlife #Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), has arrested Tarak Nath Ghosh, the kingpin of a reptile smuggling racket, from Kanpur district in Uttar Pradesh. The accused, wanted in three cases of transnational illegal trade in turtles and gharials registered in Madhya Pradesh, had been absconding for eight years. Arrest warrants had been issued against him by three different courts.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2026/Mar/09/wildlife-crime-control-bureau-arrests-kingpin-of-reptile-smuggling-racket-in-uttar-pradesh