Nagpur, Nov 8 (PTI) The Nagpur Regional Unit of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized leopard skin and head in trophy from allegedly from three persons in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Saturday.

A trophy refers to the durable part of a wild animal, such as the head, horn, tusk, skin, claws etc that is preserved through taxidermy and kept as a memento of a hunt.

Leopards are listed in Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, prohibiting the trade, sale, purchase, or possession of their skins or parts.

"The three were held from a hotel in the MP capital on a tip off. They have been handed over to the forest department in Bhopal for further action," the official said.

The DRI Nagpur Region Unit is part of the organisation's Mumbai Zone.

The operation adds to

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