One held with animal skin similar to tiger in Narmada | Vadodara News – Times of India

Vadodara: The Narmada police seized animal skin that looked like a tiger skin from Sagbara taluka late on Monday evening and arrested a man. The cops said that the accused Kishor Ahir had come from Maharashtra when the cops intercepted his car.
“We were conducting routine checking in Sagbara when our team spotted a car and tried to stop it. Ahir, who was driving the car, didn’t stop and instead fled in the direction of Dediapada,” said K L Galchar, Sagbara police sub-inspector. The cops chased the car for about 2km and managed to stop the vehicle.
“When the car was checked, we found a skin that looked like that of a tiger. We took the accused to the police station and informed the forest officials. When questioned, the accused didn’t deny that it was tiger skin. He said that he used the skin while conducting some rituals,” Galchar added.
The police said that there were some other men in Ahir’s car but they got out of the car when it was intercepted and fled. Ahir, a resident of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra, told the police that those accompanying him in the car had bought the skin.
“We suspect that the accused used the skin in some rituals or to dupe people by convincing them that it brings good luck. The forest department will now conduct a further inquiry in the case. We have handed over the animal skin to them. It will be sent for the FSL test,” Galchar said.