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Two leopard skins were seized in Odisha's Kolnara on Monday following a series of coordinated raids by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai Zonal Unit. Acting on a specific intelligence tip, the team apprehended four individuals allegedly involved in the illegal wildlife trade.
The accused have been identified as Prabhakar Nayak and Raj Kumar Gupta from Nagpur, Maharashtra, along with Mahesh Huika of Machhkhunti, Gunupur, and Anjar Singh of Putasing. Preliminary investigations revealed that the Gunupur-based accused had procured the leopard skins from local poachers and was planning to sell them to traders from ...