Boxing coach held with three leopard skins

The crime branch of the Delhi police on Saturday arrested a boxing coach from Himachal Pradesh for allegedly possessing leopard skins and trying to sell them in the market.
 
A leopard skin fetches about Rs 3 lakh in the Indian market.
 
Meetu Singh, boxing coach at a village school, was arrested when he came to G.T. Karnal by-pass with the leopard skin.
 
Police action came on a tip off that a person who deals in leopard skins would cross the area.
 
"Three pieces of leopard skin were recovered from his possession. They were well preserved and are likely to fetch a high price in the market. A case under the Wildlife Act has been registered", Ashok Chand, Additional Commissioner of Police, Crime, said.
 
During interrogation, Meetu Singh disclosed that he and his associates had been involved in trapping leopards for their skin since the past 5 years. They hunted leopards in the forests of Shivalik Range in Himachal Pradesh.
 
They identified the waterholes frequently visited by the leopards. Once the leopard was caught, the poachers beat the animal to death", he said.
 
Meetu Singh disclosed that he and his associates have killed more than 10 leopards till date. They have sold the leopard skins in Shimla, Macleodganj and Dharamshala of Himachal Pradesh.
 
Police said Meetu Singh is a permanent resident of Himachal Pradesh and a graduate. He is working as a boxing coach at the village school. He has also represented his state in Junior Boxing Championships.