Man held with Barn owls in Hyderabad 

Hyderabad: One person who caught Barn owls from Srisailam forest and sold it in the city was nabbed by the Hyderabad Commissioner’s Task Force sleuths along with Forest department officials on Wednesday. A total of 15 owls were rescued.

The man Kamran Ali Farooq (22) of Teegalkunta in Falaknuma, runs a bird shop at Mahboob chowk in Hussainalam.

“Kamran travelled to Srisailam forest area and caught Barn Owls from the forest and nearby villages. After bringing them to the city, he sold it to people for a price between Rs 10,000 and Rs 1 lakh each,” said G Chakravarthy, Additional DCP, Task Force.

The police said people bought the owls due to various superstitions.

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