Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), an apex body constituted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) to combat the organised wildlife crime and illegal wildlife trade, issued a red alert to all Tiger reserves and tiger bearing areas to intensify the patrolling and sanitise all above areas from hunting gangs on July 29, 2023.
A tiger skin and bones were seized and five offenders were arrested at Guwahati by Assam Forest and police officials on 28 June, 2023, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said.
Based on interrogation of the offenders arrested from Guwahati and Gadchiroli which further investigation was taken up.
The WCCB SIT official along with Gadchirroli team raided the suspect premises on 31 July in which Mishran jhakad arrested with Rs.14.80 lakhs is also suspected that he is also involved illegal trade of tiger parts.he is identified a worker of Wildlife protection society of India and he also confessed that he has worked in wildlife wing of the forest department.
The further investigation for illegal trade of parts of tiger are under way.
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