The accused has been identified as Kailash Majhi of Gunupur under Narla police limits.
The seized leopard skin will be sent to Wild Life Institute of India in Deharadun for a chemical examination.
Acting on a tip-off, a special team of the department headed by DFO Khyama Sarangi conducted a raid and caught Prahallad red-handed while he was making a deal to sell the skin on Wednesday.
During the last one year, a special drive against the wildlife criminals/poachers has been launched in which the STF has seized as many as 18 leopard skin, 9 elephant tusks, 2 deer skin, 5 live pangolin scales and arrested 36 wildlife criminals.
Sambalpur: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch today busted a racket involved in the leopard skin trading in Kuchinda town of Sambalpur district. Senior officials informed that seven persons have been arrested and four leopard hides seized from their possession. Acting on a tip-off, the Odisha Crime Branch had formed a team […]
Bhubaneswar: After a gap of three years, fake Hatha Jodi, which are basically organs of monitor lizards are now being sold online. The racket dealing with such wildlife products is now active, alleged Subhendu Mallick, wildlife expert and general secretary of Snake Helpline. Mallick informed that several online portals and people are selling organs of […]
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