Overview

• The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Nagpur Unit seized two leopard skins with heads and a wild boar horn in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, on May 4, 2025.
• Acting on specific intelligence, the DRI intercepted two suspects at a hotel in Ujjain attempting to sell protected wildlife items.
• The confiscated items and the suspects were handed over to the Ujjain District Forest Division for investigation under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
• Leopards are listed under Schedule I of the Act, granting them the highest level of protection and prohibiting trade, sale, or possession of any part of the animal.
• This operation follows a January 2025 DRI seizure in Maharashtra’s Akola district, highlighting ongoing efforts to combat illegal wildlife trafficking.