Following a mid-day story about how marine snakes were allegedly being killed and used as bait to catch crabs in Malad-Marve beach, the Maharashtra Forest Department has registered an offence and are further investigating the case.

Range Forest Officer ( RFO) Shankar Kavathe of the Mumbai West range of the Mangroves Cell said, “We have registered an offence under several sections of the Wildlife Protection Act related to the incident where the marine snakes were allegedly used as bait to catch crabs. For now, we have identified one person and are further investigating the case.”