Leopard pores and skin smuggler arrested in Nainital

NAINITAL: An individual in possession of two leopard skins has been arrested by Mukhani district police underneath the course of the newly appointed senior SP Prahlad Narayan Meena.
A Particular Operations Group (SOG) group and Mukhani police detained the accused whereas he was in search of medical therapy at SAI Hospital in Mukhani. Two leopard skins had been found in his possession, prompting the involvement of the forest division group.
The arrest came about on Friday, underneath related sections of the Wildlife Safety Act. Upon questioning, the accused, recognized as Naveen Chandra, a resident of Kapkot Bageshwar, confessed to killing the leopards, drying their skins in secret, and bringing them to Haldwani. He was apprehended whereas trying to promote the skins after receiving medical therapy.