Pune police arrest two for possessing tiger skins
Pune:
Officials at the Yerawada police station arrested two people with
two tiger skins worth rupees about three lakh, while they were planning
to sell them in Kalyani Nagar of Pune. The duo was arrested following
a tip-off from a police informer. "We were told by our informer that some
people have come to Kalyani Nagar to sell two skins of Indian tigers.
When I, along with the officials reached the place, we saw two men with
two bags. Initially, they did not say anything. But on repeated questioning,
they tried to run away. We nabbed them and recovered two skins of Indian
tigers," said Anis Kazi, Senior Police Inspector, Yerwada Police Station.
During interrogation, it was discovered that the skins were brought from
the jungles in Karnataka. It was discovered that the tigers were trapped
in a wire snare and was shot thereafter. The skin contained marks of three
bullet wounds. Interestingly, this modus-operandi was used by now deceased
sandalwood smuggler Veerappan. The police officials said a big group might
be involved in the tiger skin racket. The accused are being further interrogated
to find out the nexus, they said.
- Feb 19, 2006
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