Arunachal Pradesh : Four Government employees arrested with leopard skin and bones
According to reports, the arrested people were posted with the Arunachal Pradesh health department in the Dafalagarh tea garden area.
A forest official said that the accused had contacted a buyer and planned to sell the leopard skin and bones.
"A leopard skin and nearly five kilogram bones were recovered from their possession. During preliminary interrogation, the arrested persons revealed that they were carrying the skin and bones for sell, the forest official said.
The Assam forest department has started an investigation into the case.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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