India News | Man Held with Leopard Skin in C'garh's Dhamtari

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A 40-year-old man was arrested for allegedly possessing a leopard skin and trying to sell it in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari district, a police official said on Sunday.

Dhamtari, Nov 29 (PTI) A 40-year-old man was arrested for allegedly possessing a leopard skin and trying to sell it in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari district, a police official said on Sunday.

Kumbh Lal Netam was apprehended from Kotbharri road in Nagri police station area on Saturday and the skin was found from a bag in the luggage side box of his motorcycle, said the official.

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"It is not known from where Netam got the skin. We have registered a case under Wildlife Protection Act," he added.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)

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