Dehradun police arrested a person with a pelt and claws of leopard in the district on Thursday.
According to official sources, acting on a tip off, the police set a trap and nabbed the man with the wildlife contraband from Vikasnagar. The accused has been identified as Chakrata resident Guddu Chauhan, said the Vikasnagar police circle officer SK Singh.
He said that on the instruction of the Dehradun senior superintendent of police, a stringent checking drive was conducted in the area leading to the arrest of the man with the leopard pelt and claws. A case under sections 3/41/51 of the Wildlife Protection Act was registered in the police station with Chauhan slated to be produced in the court on Friday.