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Police seize eight leopard skins from poachers in UP

Police seize eight leopard skins from poachers in UPSaharanpur (Uttar Pradesh), July 28 : Uttar Pradesh police seized eight skins of leopards from poachers from Saharanpur on Monday.

Acting on a tip off, the police arrested four persons possessing leopard skins.

Wildlife officials say that illegal trade is growing with crime syndicates making millions of dollars from the killing, smuggling and selling of rare animals like Tigers.

Feigning innocence, one of the arrested persons said that he was lured with money to sell the skins.

Gujjar leader sets a Rs.5 crore bounty on Rajasthan CM Raje's head

Gujjar leader sets a Rs.5 crore bounty on Rajasthan CM Raje's headSaharanpur (Uttar Pradesh), June 6 : Stirred by the Central Government's lack of concern to their plight and their demand for Scheduled Tribe status, the Gujjars today openly cursed the latter and put a Rs. 5 crore price for anyone beheading Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.