July 7: In a joint operation between Haryana police and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, about 20 kg of suspected tiger bones have been seized in Suratnagar village near Pataudi in Haryana. Sources in the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau said the chances of these bones being of tigers is 99 per cent and they are fresh, which were preserved in salt. Officials also seized iron traps which are used to catch tigers by the poachers. "We had this information for quite some time that this ex-poacher will be getting these bones. We verified this information and raided his house on Monday afternoon," said a senior official in the bureau, adding that the accused has many pending court cases going on and was out on bail. Though the accused managed to flee, officials are looking for two tiger skins which they were informed about. Officials said these bones have been kept with the Haryana police and forensic experts have been dispatched to prove the authenticity of these bones.