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Two Held With Five Deer Hides In Odisha’s Puri

Bhubaneswar: The STF of Odisha police apprehended two persons with fiver deer hides following a raid near Pipili flyover in Odisha’s Puri district.

The arrested have been identified as Krushna Chandra Swain and Sunil Kumar Palei.

According to sources, the STF conducted a raid with the help of Balipatna Forest Range Officials under Khurda Forest Division following a tip-off and nabbed the duo while they were transporting the hides on a motorcycle on Thursday.

Since 2020, the STF has seized 21 leopard skins, 12 elephant tusks, 7 deer skins, 8 live pangolin and 15 kg pangolin scales and 50 wildlife criminals.

OB Bureau

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