Aurangabad police nab three for tiger skin poaching

AURANGABAD - Aurangabad Police nabbed three poachers and seized a prized skin of a tiger from them on Wednesday.

Acting on a tip off, the officials nabbed the three suspects before they could sell the tiger skin.amesh Ghorale, Assistant Commissioner of Police of Aurangabad, said: “These poachers had planned to sell the tiger skin for Rupees 2.2 million dollars.

“We got the skin of a tiger and also seized a Khukri (traditional dagger of Gorkhas of Nepal)…and one car. We also arrested three people…out of them two are from Aurangabad and one is from Jalna,” he added.

Further investigation to ascertain the source of this tiger skin and also the proposed destination is in progress. (ANI)