Bengaluru, July 4 -- An illegally kept python was seized from a residential apartment in Bengaluru's Kamakshipalya locality during a joint operation by the Forest Department and police officials.

Acting on information provided by local residents, forest officials raided the apartment and discovered the reptile concealed inside a cotton box within the flat.

The Forest Department has taken custody of the python and will follow the prescribed legal and veterinary procedures before relocating it to a suitable natural habitat.

The occupant of the apartment, a native of Andhra Pradesh, was taken into custody for questioning.

Police said a non-cognizable report has been registered in connection with the incident. Forest officials are investi...