Tiger find claim: Foresters hope for more big cats
Expressing his satisfaction, forest minister Jyotipriya Mallick said he will visit Siliguri soon and hold a meeting about development of the sanctuary.
A fortnight after the capture of a Royal Bengal Tiger (RBT) hide from the fringes of Simlipal National Park, a joint team of the Crime Branch Special Task Force (STF) and Baripada forest division arrested another accused for his alleged involvement in the case.
On the basis of intelligence input, a team of STF, Odisha Police and Forest Officials arrested the wildlife criminal Purna Chandra Majhi of Sasangabeda village under Udala police station jurisdiction of Mayurbhanj district.
On 14 December, the tiger skin and other incriminating materials were recovered from the possession of the principal accused Dev Kumar Patra, who had procured the tiger hide. With the latest interception, four persons have so far been arrested in the tiger skin seizure case.
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On the allegation of covering-up the royal Bengal tiger poaching case, three forest personnel have also been arrested, said officials.
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