India, Oct. 25 -- Two men from Chembur were booked for allegedly attempting to hunt wild animals in a forest near Takka Adivasi Wadi in Murud after police stopped their SUV and recovered two rifles, 104 live cartridges and tools used for cutting meat. The seizure took place around 8.35 pm on October 24, Murud police officials said on Sunday.

A police team from Murud police station was patrolling the area in a private vehicle when it spotted white Mahindra Scorpio (MH04HF8769) travelling along a road through the forest. The officers stopped the SUV after noticing a rifle in the hands of a young man seated in the middle row.

A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of an IOF-manufactured bolt-action, single-barrel .30-06 calibre rifle ...