One person was sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment (RI) and fined Rs 10,000 in a case of the seizure of big cat pelts in 1991.
Another accused, the son of the owner of a prominent supplier of religious items in Haridwar was acquitted for want of evidence while two other accused had died since the crime was registered. According to sources, a team from Rajaji National Park had arrested four people in the Haridwar range after recovering one pelt each of a tiger and a leopard in January 1991.
On Tuesday, the court of the Additional Civil Judge (senior division) Haridwar, sentenced Haridwar resident Ashutosh Kumar to 3 years RI and fined while another accused Jai Kishan was acquitted. Two others accused had died since their arrest.