Bhubaneswar: The Forest Department has arrested a man after recovering wild animal body parts, including elephant tusks and deer antlers, from his house in Mayurbhanj district.
The arrested person has been identified as Ishwar Bindhani of Bishol village under Kaptipada police station limits.
According to officials, the Enforcement Directorate raided Bindhani’s house on Wednesday while investigating a case involving allegations of large-scale financial fraud of around Rs 122 crore. During the raid, ED officers found wild animal body parts inside the house.
Later, upon receiving the information, Forest Department officers reached the house. They seized the wildlife articles and arrested Bindhani, a forest officer said.
“We have seized the wildlife articles, including deer or sambar antlers found during the ED raid. We will send those body parts to a laboratory for testing,” said Meherbaan Ali, Assistant Conservator of Forests, Baripada.
