Maha: Leopard skin, claws recovered; 10 held

  • | Sunday | 5th December, 2021

Nagpur, Dec 5 (PTI) The forest department has arrested 10 persons from Salekasa village in Gondia district of Maharashtra and recovered from them a leopard skin, its claws, paws and teeth, an official said on Sunday. The operation was carried out by a team of Nagpur and Gondia forest division on Saturday. "The department had got information that a leopard skin is about to be sold at a school ground in Salekasa. Accordingly, a trap was laid and the 10 accused were held," Nagpur Deputy Conservator Bharat Singh Hada said in a release. An offence was registered against them under relevant sections of the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972, he said. PTI CLS NP NP


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