CBI arrests 3 for dealing in illegal wildlife material; tiger and leopard claws recovered
India Today
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has busted an illegal wildlife trade racket and arrested three people with 26 tiger and leopard claws.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has busted an illegal wildlife trade racket and arrested three people with 26 tiger and leopard claws.
A case was registered against three accused and unknown others. It was alleged that a network of inter-state gang was involved in illegal trafficking of wildlife material.
CBI, in association with the official of Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, conducted searches in Delhi and recovered 19 numbers of leopard/tiger claws from the said accused.Further searches were conducted at certain places in Jaipur which resulted in the recovery of 7 numbers of tiger/leopard claws. The arrested accused were produced before the competent court at Delhi and remanded to police custody.The names of the arrested accused are Pinter Patel; based in Jaipur, Paramjeet Singh; based in Delhi and Ashok Parekh; based in Jaipur.
