Four arrested in Thane for trying to sell leopard skin

India: The Range Forest Officer of Yeoor Range Rajendra Pawar on Wednesday along with his team laid a trap and arrested four people who had come to sell leopard skin.

Confirming the development RFO Rajendra Pawar said, "We had got a tip-off from our sources that few people were coming to sell a leopard skin. A plan was prepared and a car was stopped outside the gate of Yeoor in Thane. During the search, one leopard skin was recovered from them at 9.30 pm on Wednesday."

The arrested accused have been identified as Bashir Ahmad Pathan, Javed Dawood Pathan, Kiran Raut, and Madhukar Kank all who are from Raigad district. During the preliminary interrogation, the accused have confessed that they got the leopard skin.

(Source: The Mid-Day.com)