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Jul
In the latest interception of wildlife offence, the Special Task Force (STF) wing of Odisha police on Wednesday arrested a poacher and seized leopard skin, arm and ammunition from his possession in Manmunda police station jurisdiction of Boudh district. The arrested person identified as Hara Rana was nabbed while he was planning to strike a deal to sell the leopard skin. Besides the leopard skin, a country made SBML gun, 12 ammunitions, besides gun powder and other incriminating materials were seized from his possession, STF officials said. The poaching of these protected animals has shot up in Odisha with the…