Chandrapur: Foresters of Chandrapur (buffer) range of Tadoba have busted a gang that was trying to sell tiger body parts. A team led by RFO, Swati Maheshkar, nabbed six persons and seized four canines, 12 nails and 15 whiskers from them.
Maheshkar told TOI that acting on a tip-off, the team zeroed in on four suspects who were in the process of selling tiger body parts along Chek Boarda to Chek Nimbala road. The suspects had huddled near Check Borad village.
The tiger body parts were recovered from a bag in possession of the suspects, identified as Ramesh Tekam, Surkiran Alam, Bharat Bawane and Lingo Bawne.