Two poachers caught in the case of leopard skin smuggling and were sent to jail on Monday. One poacher with the weapon is still absconding.
The two poachers were under remand until today.
Further, spot verification was done where the poachers confessed on hunting the leopard.
“Following the investigation and case research, we went for spot verification,” Pratibha Titare, State Tiger Strike Force (STSF), Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, officer, said.
She added that under spot verification, they found the bones of the leopard that was killed by the poachers for its skin and other various body parts.
“The two poachers named Kesra Khemla and Tera aka Guru were sent to jail on Monday after hearing,” Titare said.
There is still one poacher on the run. This is the actual poacher, who can be accused of killing the leopard.
“This poacher owns the weapon of killing and has it registered under his name,” Titare said. She shared that the name of this poacher is Madhoo Singh.
“He is a resident of Kusumbha village, which is near Khatiwada,” Titare said. She added that one nail and two gun shells have also been recovered from the place mentioned by the smugglers.
On October 30, in a joint action of forest dept and special task force, six poachers selling leopard skin and other components were arrested and presented in court.
The case of leopard skin smugglers
State Tiger Strike Force, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau and Special Task Force (Police) took an action against illegal transport and illegal trade of wild animals by hunting them on the basis of secret information received by Madhya Pradesh Wildlife Headquarters.
Taking joint action, the teams arrested some people around Bhainsola Chowpatty on Petlawad Rajod Marg. They were trying to sell the parts of the wild animals.
The action was taken on the basis of the concrete information of the informer. Under the arrests, the team took six accused into custody. Further, wild leopard skins were confiscated from them.
Forest crime case number 237/02 was registered under various sections of Wildlife Protection Act. The case mentions that the team seized one leopard skin, six nails, six mobile phones, one four wheeler vehicle (Tavera) and a two wheeler (HF Deluxe).
Advance investigation is going on in the said case. The arrested accused were from Alirajpur and Dhar.
The accused in the case
Four accused were hailing from Alirajpur. Another two hailed from Dhar.
Among the arrested, two of them were found to be teachers by profession. They have been suspended from their duties, as of now.
The two poachers were under remand until today.
Further, spot verification was done where the poachers confessed on hunting the leopard.
“Following the investigation and case research, we went for spot verification,” Pratibha Titare, State Tiger Strike Force (STSF), Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, officer, said.
She added that under spot verification, they found the bones of the leopard that was killed by the poachers for its skin and other various body parts.
“The two poachers named Kesra Khemla and Tera aka Guru were sent to jail on Monday after hearing,” Titare said.
There is still one poacher on the run. This is the actual poacher, who can be accused of killing the leopard.
“This poacher owns the weapon of killing and has it registered under his name,” Titare said. She shared that the name of this poacher is Madhoo Singh.
“He is a resident of Kusumbha village, which is near Khatiwada,” Titare said. She added that one nail and two gun shells have also been recovered from the place mentioned by the smugglers.
On October 30, in a joint action of forest dept and special task force, six poachers selling leopard skin and other components were arrested and presented in court.
The case of leopard skin smugglers
State Tiger Strike Force, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau and Special Task Force (Police) took an action against illegal transport and illegal trade of wild animals by hunting them on the basis of secret information received by Madhya Pradesh Wildlife Headquarters.
Taking joint action, the teams arrested some people around Bhainsola Chowpatty on Petlawad Rajod Marg. They were trying to sell the parts of the wild animals.
The action was taken on the basis of the concrete information of the informer. Under the arrests, the team took six accused into custody. Further, wild leopard skins were confiscated from them.
Forest crime case number 237/02 was registered under various sections of Wildlife Protection Act. The case mentions that the team seized one leopard skin, six nails, six mobile phones, one four wheeler vehicle (Tavera) and a two wheeler (HF Deluxe).
Advance investigation is going on in the said case. The arrested accused were from Alirajpur and Dhar.
The accused in the case
Four accused were hailing from Alirajpur. Another two hailed from Dhar.
Among the arrested, two of them were found to be teachers by profession. They have been suspended from their duties, as of now.