By Our Correspondent
ANGUL/BHUBANESWAR: In past one year, special drives have been launched against wildlife criminals. During the raids, the joint team of Odisha Police’s STF , have seized as many as 18 Leopard skin, 10 Elephant Tusk, 2 deer skins, 5 live pangolin, and 15 kg pangolin scales and arrested 37wildlife criminals in this connection.
The latest came from Angul with a joint team of the Special Task Force (STF) and police have arrested a person with an elephant tusk near Antulia under Angul Forest Division.
The arrestee has been identified as Sudar Naik of Hatasiunali, Ranibandhapolice station limits in the district. Acting on a tip-off, the officials conducted a raid near Antulia are and nabbed the accused while he was trying to sell the ivory. The cops also seized other incriminating materials from his possession. Following this, a case has been registered and further investigation is underway in this regard.
“STF, with the help of Angul forest officials, seized one illegal elephant tusk near Antulia forest, Angul. one accused was arrested. Further investigation is on. @odisha_police@CIDOdisha,” STF tweeted @OdishapoliceStf.
