The Kandivli police recently arrested two accused and recovered a rare snake from their possession, worth Rs 1.6 crore. The arrested accused have been identified as Sunil Maruti Mane, 25, and Santosh Ramchandra Ahire, 30. The local crime branch from Palghar district, too, had caught two accused earlier this week and recovered two rare snake species worth more than Rs 8 crore.

Police sources said following a tip-off, PSI Deepak Hinde and his team laid a trap at Mahavir Nagar and caught the two accused on Sunday and during a search, recovered the rare snake.