Indian authorities say they have arrested a Canadian man at Delhi airport for carrying a crocodile skull in his luggage. The 32-year-old man was at the airport on Monday to catch his flight to Canada when he was first stopped during security check.

A passenger travelling from Delhi to Canada was arrested for possessing a baby crocodile skull at Indira Gandhi International Airport's Terminal 3 on Monday. Customs officials, acting on suspicion during a security check around 5 p.

Upon examination, a skull with sharp teeth, resembling the jaw of a baby crocodile, weighing approximately 777 grams, was discovered wrapped in a cream-coloured cloth.