HP: Man arrested with 2 leopard skins

Shimla: A 35-year-old man was arrested with two leopard skins in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district, police said Tuesday.

Santokh Singh, a resident of Pumlaai in Kumarsain, was arrested Monday night from Rampur tehsil in the district, Superintendent of Police (SP), Shimla, Omapati Jamwal said.

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Two leopard skins were seized from him, he said.

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Jamwal said a case was registered against Singh at the Rampur police station under relevant provisions of the Wild Life (Protection) Act.

The matter is being investigated, the SP said. (PTI)

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