Odisha STF seizes leopard skin, arrests wildlife criminal
Of the seizures, the STF alone has accounted for the seizure of 30 skins.
Of the seizures, the STF alone has accounted for the seizure of 30 skins.
The Odisha Police's special task force (STF) have seized a leopard skin and arrested a wildlife criminal in Kandhamal district, officials said on Sunday.
The arrested person is being interrogated. It is being investigated to ascertain whether he was part of an organized wildlife trophy smuggling racket.
During the last one year, the STF has intensified its special drive against the wildlife criminals and poachers and seized as many as 20 leopard skins
The accused persons could not produce any valid document for possession of animal skin. He was booked under Section 51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
STF is the specialized wing of Odisha Police to curb the organized crime in the State.
The Rajaji Tiger Reserve, Uttarakhand, recently made the recoveries from Doodhli area under the Haridwar forest range
