Siliguri, Aug. 14: Customs officials seized a leopard skin and 3kg of bones of the animal from a Bhutan national and arrested him last night.
Rinchen Dukpa, a resident of Sandong in Bhutan, was held at Gayerkata in Jalpaiguri district, about 85km from here, after he came from Phuentsholing in a bus.
“The length of the skin is 69 inches and its front and rear width are 14 and 57 inches. In the international market, the approximate value of the skin and the bones is around Rs 10 lakh,” an officer said. The consignment was wrapped in three packets.
Islampur: Chakulia police recovered illicit liquor worth Rs 50,000 from different areas on Thursday evening. Nobody has been arrested.
Siliguri: Chapal Mondal, a resident of Ghogomali, was arrested on Thursday night for possessing 7kg of cannabis. He was carrying the narcotic in a briefcase, police said.
Jalpaiguri: Statues of freedom fighters Binoy, Badal and Dinesh will be unveiled at the BDO Office More here on Saturday. Mohan Bose, the chairman of Jalpaiguri Municipality chairman, will unveil the statues to commemorate the Independence Day as well as the
125th year of the civic body.
Jalpaiguri: The state forest department will on Saturday open Rhino Camp, a new campus at Ramsai on the fringes of Gorumara National Park, for tourists. The campus was developed with funds from Nabard. Dipti Dutta, the sabhadhipati of the Jalpaiguri zilla parishad , will inaugurate the camp. A football tournament between forest department employees and eco-development committee members will also be held.
