Baripada: Forest officials seized a leopard skin and arrested three persons in this connection in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district on Monday.
The Forest department, in a statement on the day, said its officials received reliable information about an ongoing deal to sell the leopard skin in Bangiriposi area of the district.
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Following the inputs, the Forest officials of Similipal South Division and Baripada Division, headed by Deputy Director, Similipal South Division, carried out a raid on the place.
During the raid, the team of Forest officials seized the leopard skin and arrested three persons from the spot.
