Hyderabad: One of the most wanted tiger skin traders in India Ranjitsingh Bawaria has finally been caught by the Maharashtra forest department officials.
He was arrested from Golukonda village in Vizianagaram district of neighbouring Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. The Andhra Pradesh Police assisted the forest department officials in the operation. Five other associates of him have also been arrested during the raid.
Ranjitsingh is a notorious poacher who has specialised in the trade of tiger skins. He is linked to another notorious tiger skin trader Sansarchand, who now lodged at the Tihar jail in Delhi.
Ranjitsingh was also allegedly involved in the killing of tigers. Maharashtra forest department officials claim that the arrest of Ranjitsingh is one of the major operations conducted by them.
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