Odisha STF Arrests Seizes Leopard Skin; Two Smugglers Arrested
Bhubaneswar: The Special Taskforce of Odisha Police has arrested two persons in connection with the smuggling of leopard skins. The STF squad along with the forest department officials arrested the two persons from Betanati in Mayurbhanj on getting reliable information about the wildlife poachers. The arrested persons have been identified as Prasanta Kumar Mohanty of [...]
Bhubaneswar: The Special Taskforce of Odisha Police has arrested two persons in connection with the smuggling of leopard skins. The STF squad along with the forest department officials arrested the two persons from Betanati in Mayurbhanj on getting reliable information about the wildlife poachers. The arrested persons have been identified as Prasanta Kumar Mohanty of Kuamara under Khunta Police Station limits and Gora Bindhani under Badasahi Police Station limits of Mayurbhanj district.
According to a release from the STF, on the basis of reliable information, a team of STF conducted a raid with the help of Betanati Forest Officials near S.C.B. Junior College. During investigations, two numbers of Leopard Skin and other incriminating articles were recovered from the accused’s possession. The leopard skins will he sent to the Wildlife Institute of India for Chemical Examination.
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