Odisha: Leopard hide seized, two arrested

Rayagada: Two persons were arrested and two leopard skins were seized from their possession in Odisha’s Rayagada district, police said Wednesday.

Acting on a tip-off, sleuths of the Special Task Force of the police’s Crime Branch conducted a raid at Tamparbiduni Chhak in Chandili police limits Tuesday and made the arrests and seizures, a police officer said.

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A case has been registered and the skins will be sent to the Wildlife Institute at Dehradun for further examination, he said, adding further investigation is underway.

PTI