Four leopard skins seized in Himachal
By IANSFriday, February 26, 2010
SHIMLA - Four people were arrested in Himachal Pradesh Friday after police seized four leopard skins from them.
The men, who belonged to the state’s Sirmaur district, were arrested from Solan town, a police official told IANS.
The seized skins were of adult animals, the official said.
The leopard falls under Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act and its hunting is banned.
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