Two get 3-year jail term for smuggling leopard skin

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Press Trust of India Uttarkashi
Last Updated : Oct 31 2014 | 8:27 PM IST
Two wildlife smugglers were today sentenced to three years in prison by a local court here.
Judicial Magistrate Bhavdip Rawat awarded three years' rigorous imprisonment to Gajendra Singh and Trepan Singh besides imposing on them a fine of Rs 10,000 each after finding them guilty of smuggling in leopard skin.
They were arrested by the forest department from Kharadi Badkot last year.
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First Published: Oct 31 2014 | 8:27 PM IST

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