PNS/DEHRADUN
In latest news from Doon, acting on a tip-off received from Delhi, a Special Task Force (STF) team arrested a wildlife smuggler Krishna Kumar (52) with the musk gland and two claws of a musk deer from Vijay Colony, Herbertpur, Vikas Nagar of Dehradun city. The accused actually hails from Naugaon in Uttarkashi district. STF sources said that they have been engaged in raiding the hideouts of the wildlife smugglers for some time on the directive of the DGP Abhinav Kumar and the SSP, STF Navneet Bhullar. Notably, musk and claw of musk deer are included in the Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act.
