The shop owner from whom the antlers were recovered claims to have gained these trophies from his ancestors; the trophies were thirty plus years old and were just for display at the shop and not for sale according to the shopkeeper. The seized trophies were submitted to the Mandvi Forest Range. The Forest Range Office has indicated that laboratory tests are underway which will confirm the age of the artefacts.

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“This operation is a significant fight against glory hunting and preservation of animals as mere display trophies. It is crucial to remember that the fight against wildlife trafficking and cruelty is not over yet. Every ivory item, every antler, every tortoise shell item might be a life lost. But the question that remains unanswered is have we humans downgraded ourselves to a point that we destroy a life to glorify our walls?” said Mohite.
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Range Forest Officer (RFO), Prashant Deshmukh from Mandvi Range of forest department in Palghar said, “We received information that one person named Himanshu Kapadia has deer antlers at his shop. On Wednesday, we visited his home at Virar following which the person surrendered all the deer antlers. The antlers will be sent to Dehradun for forensic examination to get details about the age of the antlers following which further course of action will be decided.”