Forest officials carried out a major wildlife crime bust by arresting two inter-state tiger skin smugglers near Sunabeda Sanctuary.The special team intercepted the accused during a covert operation and seized a tiger skin.The crackdown unfolded near Bhanupatappur village inside the Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh. The anti-poaching team launched the raid after receiving intelligence about illegal trafficking. Officials confirmed that the tiger had been hunted in the dense Indravati-Abhujhmad forest region.The arrested men hailed from Maharashtra. Investigators are probing the wider network behind the tiger skin trade. Authorities suspect that the trafficking ring stretches across multiple states.Forest officials emphasised that the tiger skin smuggling case highlights the growing threat to wildlife in central India. They vowed strict enforcement against poachers and traffickers.
Inter-State Tiger Skin Smuggling Busted in Nuapada: Two Held
