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Pune unit of DRI unit seizes leopard skin, three held for smuggling

January 27, 2025 10:21 pm

The specimen was seized under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972

Nine people held with leopard skin in Navsari

September 20, 2022 3:54 am

On questioning, they disclosed they were on their way to sell the leopard skin at Rs 3.15 lakh. Apart from the four, five more were arrested and were booked under various sections of the Wild Life Protection Act.

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Five held with leopard skin worth Rs 4 lakh

March 12, 2020 12:21 am

This is the first such case in over a decade, the forest officials said. Notably, the forest ranges of Chhota Udepur are home to around 80 leopards.

Mumbai: Two held for ‘trying’ to sell leopard skin worth Rs 10 lakh

April 17, 2018 5:37 am

The accused have been identified as Kismatlal Marabi (30) and Korcha Marabi (24) — residents of Katani. The accused allegedly confessed that the leopard skin is old and has been treated so that it could be sold.

Maharashtra: Nine 'poachers' caught selling leopard skin

January 14, 2014 9:40 pm

The leopard population is already under threat due to the thriving illegal trade of skins and body parts.

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Two men arrested with leopard skin in Jalpaiguri

February 17, 2016 9:30 am

Jalpaiguri, Feb 17 (ANI): Two men carrying leopard skin were arrested by forest officials in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The forest officials formed a special team to catch the people involved in illegal wildlife trade. The leopard skin was to be sold to a party from Nepal and was found packed in a bag. Clouded leopards are rare in Bengal and are found mostly in Bhutan. Investigations were underway to crack down the smuggling racket. India’s leopards are under threat, with increasing numbers of the wild cats being poached for their body parts and villagers killing them for straying into human settlements.Wildlife experts say tiger and leopard parts are in great demand in China and other Asian countries.