The BSF rescued more than 140 indigenous parakeets, several of which are a few days old and were allegedly being smuggled, at Tarali in North 24-Parganas district early on Friday. A patrol team posted at the India-Bangladesh border outpost spotted a few men moving suspiciously. “When our men started chasing them, they dropped the bags and ran. ADVERTISEMENTWhile some of our men searched the area for the bags, a few others managed to catch one of the smugglers,” said an officer. The team found the parakeets crammed inside eight small cages in three bags.

Source: The Telegraph January 15, 2022 16:21 UTC