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Two individuals were arrested successful Hyderabad connected Monday (February 9, 2026) for attempting to merchantability tiger nails and canine teeth successful the grey market, during an cognition by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Hyderabad Zonal Unit.
The cognition followed circumstantial tip-off astir amerciable commercialized of protected wildlife articles. During questioning, 1 of the accused produced a transparent zip-lock pouch from his backpack, which was recovered to incorporate 7 tiger nails and 3 canine teeth, suspected to beryllium parts of a tiger (Panthera tigris).
Tiger is simply a protected taxon listed nether Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, and the possession oregon commercialized of immoderate of its assemblage parts constitutes a superior offence nether the law.
The wildlife articles, on with the packing worldly and the backpack utilized for concealment, were seized nether the provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act. The 2 accused, on with the seized items and mobile phones allegedly utilized successful the offence, were aboriginal handed implicit to the Telangana State Forest Department for further probe and ineligible enactment nether the Act. Further probe is underway.
