NAGPUR: The bail application was withdrawn after the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Thursday began oral orders and refused to plead guilty. Assam Rifles’ Havaldar Kapliyan Mung has been accused of being part of a large cross-border tiger poaching network, reports Vaibhav Ganjapure. Munger had sought bail from the HC through Meghalaya Attorney … Read more
New Delhi: In a major blow to the organized illegal wildlife trafficking network, the Congress State Tiger Strike Force in coordination with the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau on Sunday arrested reptile smuggling gang leader Tarak Nath Ghosh from Kanpur, Vishwa Mohan reported.Ghosh, who is part of a gang run by international wildlife smuggler Manivannan Murugesan … Read more
Forest officials arrested a seven-member gang and seized tiger skin, claws and teeth during an operation in Kerala’s Kannur district. The arrests were made following information from undercover intelligence about attempts to sell tiger body parts.Acting on a tip-off received on Friday night, forest officials launched a joint operation and tracked down the three suspects … Read more