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Four smugglers arrested, 11-ft tiger hide, 15kg bones seized in U’khand

 

24 July 2023

Authorities in Uttarakhand arrested four wildlife poachers and smugglers, and recovered 15kg of tiger bones and a 11ft hide, the longest ever found in the state, police said on Sunday

The accused, apprehended by the special task force of Uttarakhand police, along with Wildlife Crime Control Bureau and Tarai East Forest Division, were identified as Krishan Kumar, Gajendra Singh, Sanjay Kumar and Harish Kumar, all residents of Dharchula in Pithoragarh district.

“Our team led by circle officer Sumit Pandey, along with Wildlife Crime Control Bureau and Tarai East Forest Division team arrested four wildlife smugglers from Khatima area on Saturday evening and recovered a 11ft tiger hide and 15kg of bones. It is the largest ever tiger hide recovery in Uttarakhand,” said Ayush Agarwal, senior superintendent of police, STF. “We are trying to find out how and when they killed the tiger. We will make more arrests in this matter.”

 

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