Tiger, panther skins seized; three held

The Pioneer , Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Correspondent : Rahul Noronha
Police seized a tiger hide, two panther hide and a hyena skin in a trap to nab suspected traders in the Omti area in Jabalpur. Three people have been arrested

In another incident, the Uttar Pradesh police on Tuesday, acting on a tip off provided by the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department, seized 14 panther skins in Kanpur.

According to Jabalpur Superintendent of Police Sriniwas Rao, the police had received information that Ravinshankar Barkede, resident of Kundam, was involved in trading in animal parts. The police laid a trap and a decoy customer was sent to buy a tiger skin. Barkede arranged the skins from his contacts based in Dindori district.

On Tuesday, Jeeru Baiga and Agnu Raidas from Dindori arrived in Jabalpur and were called at the designated spot by the decoy customer. Barkede also accompanied the duo. The three accused were arrested after they handed over the skins. Interestingly, the accused were trying to pawn off a hyena skin in the name of a tiger skin.

The police are investigating if the traders have links with an organised poaching gang.

The Forest Department has been working at setting up an intelligence and information network to ban poachers and smugglers.

 
SOURCE : The Pioneer, Wednesday, January 11, 2006
 


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