The Murgud police arrested two persons and seized 10 sacks of the rare 'narkya' plant (Mappia foetida) worth Rs 2 lakh at the Bhadgav village on Murgud-Kagal road, 25 km away from Kolhapur on Sunday.

The Bhudargad police seized 22 sacks of a rare herb, Narkya Vanaspati (mappia foetida herb), worth about Rs 1.5 lakh after a raid at a house at Hanbarwadi. The police got information that some ...