Man held in connection with trafficking of leopard hide

The son of notorious wildlife trafficker Sansar Chand, was arrested today in connection with recovery of two leopard hides from two persons last year, police said today.
Two leopard hides were recovered from two bike-borne persons, Ganesh and Prabhulal, following which a case under Wildlife Act was registered against Akash at Hathipole police station in Udaipur of Rajasthan last year.
Eight persons, including Akash's mother Rani, were arrested in this case, but he was absconding. A non-bailable warrant was issued against him, police said.
Yesterday, when crime branch sleuths arrived at Motia Khan in Paharganj area to arrest Akash, his family members allegedly pelted stones and bit them.

"Akash, his sister Seema, cousin Jatin, brother-in-law Sandeep and father-in-law Azad Ram accompanied by others tried to overpower the police party. They even bit Head Constable Hamender and Constable Pankaj and pelted stones at police party," said Ravindra Yadav, Joint Commissioner (Crime) of Police.
Akash's father Sansar Chand was a notorious interstate trafficker of wild animals and booked in several cases under Wildlife Act. He died at a hospital in Jaipur in 2004. He was lodged in Alwar jail at that time and was suffering from cancer.