Odisha: Retired Police Officer, Six Others Arrested for 'Smuggling' Leopard Skin - OrissaPOST

Odisha: Inter-state leopard skin smuggling racket busted, seven including retd cop arrested

Bhanjanagar, Aug 31: Forest officials on Sunday busted an inter-state leopard skin smuggling racket and arrested a total of seven individuals, including a retired police ASI in this connection in Bhanjanagar area of Odisha’s Ganjam district.Police have also recovered a leopard skin worth over Rs 1 lakh, five mobile phones, and three machetes from their possession and seized them.Acting on a tip-off regarding a leopard skin being used for worship…

Odisha: Retired police officer, six others arrested for 'smuggling' leopard skin - OrissaPOST

Berhampur: Seven people, including a retired police officer, were arrested Sunday in Odisha’s Ganjam district for their alleged involvement in smuggling of leopard skin, police said. The accused were apprehended from a house in Bhanjanagar North Forest Division area and a private lodge, they said. A forest department team also recovered a seven-foot leopard skin, sharp weapons, motorcycles and mobile phones among other items from their possessio…

Forest Dept Cracks Down on Leopard Skin Smugglers, Nabs 7 Including Ex-Cop

In a major crackdown, the Forest Department in Bhanjanagar dismantled an interstate leopard skin smuggling gang, seizing a leopard skin, five mobile phones, and several sharp weapons. The operation led to the arrest of seven individuals, including a retired police Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), highlighting the deep-rooted network of wildlife trafficking in the region. The raid […] The post Forest Dept Cracks Down on Leopard Skin Smugglers, Nabs…

Seven Arrested in Ganjam for Possessing Leopard Skin

Bhanjanagar: The Forest Department has arrested seven people, including a retired police officer, for illegally possessing and using leopard skin during rituals in Ganjam district. According to officials, the incident took place in the North Ghumsar forest division in Bhanjanagar. Acting on a tip-off, a special team of forest officials raided multiple locations and seized a leopard skin along with weapons like a knife, a sickle, and various puja…