Leopard skin seized, man arrested in Odisha’s Boudh

Boudh:  Police arrested a man on poaching charges in Boudh  district of Odisha and seized the skin of one leopard and two deer from his possession on Saturday. The accused was identified as Girish Kumar Sahoo of Harabhanga village in the district. He was apprehended after a team of STF conducted raid with the help of Forest Officials of Boudh Forest Division on the public road connecting from Chhatranga to Harabhanga basing on reliable tip-off of hi alleged possession of wildlife items.

During search,  three numbers of wildlife skin i.e. one leopard skin, two deer hide and other incriminating materials were recovered from his possession for which he could not produce any authority leading to his arrest.

A case under Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 and relevant sections of the IPC has been registered and the accused will be produced in court today. The seized animal hide will be sent to Director WII, Dehradun for
biological examination. Investigation is going on, police said.