A team of Haryana Wildlife department has arrested a person from the border of Haryana and HP and recovered two panther pelts from his possession.
A spokesman of the department said the Wildlife Inspector of Kalesar in district Yamunanagar had got information that a person was bringing two panther skins from HP. Acting swiftly, the team set up check posts in Morni and other areas of Haryana adjoining border with HP to nab the smuggler. During checking near village Barun, a person coming from village Sarah of Himachal Pradesh was caught with two bags containing panther skins.
He said that during interrogation, the accused was identified as Chaman lal, a resident of village Chakli, district Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. A case was registered against the accused under Wildlife Protection Act-1972. The accused was produced in Special Environment Court, Kurukshetra which has sent him to 14-day police custody.