Baripada: Odisha STF has arrested one poacher while selling a Royal Bengal Tiger skin to smugglers. The poacher was arrested in Bishipur, Sriramchandrapur of Mayurbhanj. Two other poachers involved in the crime are absconding. According to reports, the STF team, on getting information about a deal to sell the Tiger skin for Rs 5 lakhs, swung into action late in the night yesterday and arrested the criminal. It is feared that the tiger was killed about a month ago in the Similipal tiger reserve. The accused Phagu Hansda has been arrested. More details awaited.
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