An Indian national travelling from Malaysia to India was arrested at the Bengaluru International Airport in India on Monday for smuggling four baby siamang gibbons and two baby northern pig-tailed macaques in his cabin luggage.

Authorities arrested Vinayagamoorthy Kotteswaran, 24, a resident of MMDA Mathur in Chennai upon his arrival at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru from Kuala Lumpur International Airport, The New Indian Express reported.