BHUBANESWAR: In Mayurbhanj district, Odisha police's Special Task Force (STF) seized two leopard skins and arrested those involved in the illegal trade, according to police authorities.
On the basis of a tip, a task force team conducted a raid at S.C.B. Junior College, Ragdha, under the Betanati police station of Mayurbhanj district, on Wednesday, and seized two leopard skins with the help of forest officials.
The suspects have been identified as Prasanta Kumar Mohanty and Gora Bindhani, both Mayurbhanj residents, according to the police.
The two culprits were handed up to the local forest authority by STF agents. The leopard skins will be sent to the Wild Life Institute of India in Dehradun for chemical analysis, according to the police.
Since 2020, the STF has seized 24 leopard skins, 12 elephant tusks, seven deer skins, nine live pangolins, and 15 kg pangolin scales, as well as 54 wildlife criminals.
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