Thane Police arrests one, recovers pelts of leopards, tigers, crocodiles

Mumbai | Friday | 17th May, 2019

Summary:

A MAN was arrested from Thane on Thursday with the hides of leopards, tigers and crocodiles as well as elephant tusks. We found animal skin at his residence.” The police are trying to verifying whether the hides are genuine. AdvertisingThe accused, Sameer Jadhav, told the Thane Police Crime Branch that he got the pelts from a Malad resident, who is currently on the run. The police suspect that Jadhav, a driver by profession, had been involved in animal skin smuggling in the past as well. “We do not know if the Malad resident is the poacher..