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An inter-state involved in wildlife crime was busted in Odisha s Kalahandi district on Saturday, and six people were arrested in this connection.
An inter-state involved in wildlife crime was busted in Odisha s Kalahandi district on Saturday, and six people were arrested in this connection, an official said. In a joint operation conducted by forest officials of Odisha and Chhattisgarh and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau personnel, skins of a tiger and a leopard were seized from M Rampur area and two leopard hides from Junagarh in the district, he said.
Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife) in Odisha Shashi Paul said the tiger skin appears to be suspicious as the size of it and nails are relatively small.
8 held in Odisha s Kalahandi; tiger, leopard skins seized ANI | Updated: Jul 11, 2021 09:47 IST
Kalahandi (Odisha) [India], July 11 (ANI): As many as eight people were arrested in Kalahandi, Odisha for allegedly possessing skins of eight leopards and one Royal Bengal tiger.
A team of inter-state wildlife crime control bureau conducted the raids and arrested the eight accused on Saturday.
Speaking to media persons, Kalahandi s Assistant Conservator of Forest (ACF) Siba Prasad Rath said, Teams of Inter-state Wildlife Crime Control Bureau conducted raids in Kalahandi s Bafla and Sagada villages. Chhatisgarh Wildlife Crime Control Bureau came here with Raipur and Jabalpur range officer and our range officer also joined, he added.
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