Two Indian nationals jailed for keeping turtles without permit

Some of the exotic turtles seized from the suspects at a rented house in Taman Aman, Petaling Jaya.

KUALA LUMPUR: Two Indian nationals were jailed 24 months' each by a Sessions Court here on Monday for three counts of keeping 36 Black Pond turtles without a permit and causing pain to the reptiles.  

Judge Harmi Thamri Mohamad @ Shaharudin handed down the sentence after Nagoor Kani Kamal Basha and Nizamudeen Shamshudeen admitted to the charges.