India, July 13 -- The Nagpur unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) conducted a joint operation with officials from the South Seoni forest division in Madhya Pradesh, which led to the seizure of nine nails, sixty-one bones, and a decomposed carcass of a tiger cub, DRI officials said on Saturday. Six persons attempting to sell the body parts in violation of wildlife protection laws were also arrested during the operation.

The operation was launched following a tip-off about a group killing a tiger cub and burying the carcass in a forested area near Sarekha Khurd village in Madhya Pradesh.

The six apprehended individuals and seized articles were handed over to the Barghat forest range in Seoni for further investigation and ...