22 held under Wildlife Act since Jan

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Updated At : 12:37 PM Jun 24, 2021 IST

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Shimla, June 23

As many as 22 persons have been arrested under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972, and the IPC for their involvement in 16 cases of unlawfully detaining, killing and smuggling wildlife species, including leopards, sambars, cobras and lizards, since January this year.

On June 15, the police seized the skin of an adult leopard in Solan and arrested the accused red-handed before he could reach the inter-state barrier near Parwanoo. On June 6, the Shimla police seized skins, teeth and nails of three leopards from a shop in New Shimla and arrested three accused. The police also recovered three leopard skins at Dehra in Kangra district on February 17.

“The police are maintaining continuous vigil and taking strict action against the perpetrators of wildlife crimes,” said DGP Sanjay Kundu.

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