Four Wildlife Smugglers Arrested in Pauri with Leopard Skin

• Four suspected wildlife smugglers were arrested in Pauri with a leopard skin after a police raid on a hotel in Srinagar.
• The arrested individuals were identified as Safri Lal, Surjan Lal, Roshan Lal, and Basantu Lal.
• Safri Lal and Basantu Lal, uncle and nephew, confessed to hunting the leopard in a forest near Chapad village in Rudraprayag district.
• Roshan Lal and Surjan Lal from Tehri district were interested in purchasing the leopard skin for several lakhs.
• A case has been registered against all four under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

Why It Matters: Four wildlife smugglers were apprehended in Pauri with a leopard skin, facing charges under the Wildlife Protection Act.