8 held in Odisha s Kalahandi; tiger, leopard skins seized ANI | Updated: Jul 11, 2021 09:47 IST
Kalahandi (Odisha) [India], July 11 (ANI): As many as eight people were arrested in Kalahandi, Odisha for allegedly possessing skins of eight leopards and one Royal Bengal tiger.
A team of inter-state wildlife crime control bureau conducted the raids and arrested the eight accused on Saturday.
Speaking to media persons, Kalahandi s Assistant Conservator of Forest (ACF) Siba Prasad Rath said, Teams of Inter-state Wildlife Crime Control Bureau conducted raids in Kalahandi s Bafla and Sagada villages. Chhatisgarh Wildlife Crime Control Bureau came here with Raipur and Jabalpur range officer and our range officer also joined, he added.