Wardha. Two days ago, in the case of smuggling of leopard skin in Wardha, the forest department took four accused into custody. All four are currently in forest custody till December 17, but during the custody, the forest department is proving to be unsuccessful in getting concrete information from the accused, due to which the investigation of the case is not progressing further.
Let us inform that after the case of smuggling of wildlife skins is exposed, many questions are being raised. One custody of the accused is to be completed on Friday.
But till now where the leopard was hunted, from where the skin was brought, the answers to these questions are not being found. According to the forest department, the age of the dead leopard was three and a half years. In the international market, the cost of leopard skin has been told in crores, the strings of the episode are also related to Chandrapur, Nagpur.
Search continues for other absconding accused
But the forest department is being negligent in the investigation. It is worth mentioning that the team of Nagpur Forest Department came to know about the smuggling case, after this action was taken, 4 mobiles, two wheelers and skins were confiscated from the accused, the responsibility of further investigation has been entrusted to the Forest Department. Senior officers are demanding serious attention, forest lovers are demanding a detailed investigation in the case, big fish are likely to be caught. Among the arrested accused are two from Wardha and two from Chandrapur, why other absconding accused are not getting the hands of the Forest Department, A question is being raised regarding this also.
Ongoing interrogation of the four accused
The four accused are being interrogated in the case, we are looking for other accused, no concrete information has been received till now, investigation is going on in the case.
-Rupesh Khedkar, Forest Range Officer-Wardha.