Tiger skin found at Keesara
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24/11/2008
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Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
Nov. 23: The Cy6erabad police on Sunday recovered a tiger skin at Yadgaarpally near Keesara. The Keesara police inspector, Mr T. Manohar Reddy, said, "A passerby informed us that a tiger skin was lying in the bushes beside Yadgaarpally road near Keesara. We inspected the area end found a tiger skin and 39 tiger nails."
The culprits might have left the tiger skin as it was damaged. "The skin has huge cuts in the middle of it," said Mr Manohar Reddy.
Mr Manohar Reddy said, "The tiger skin and nails were handed over to the forest department for investigation."
The Keesara forest beat officer, Mr N. Moti Ram, said, "The skin was one metre long and 40 centimeters wide, the measurements show that the tiger could have been very young".
The Hyderabad north-forest range'. Officer, Mr M. Janaki Ram, said, "The skin will be sent to the zoo veterinary! Officials to verify if it is original. If it is genuine, the forest department will conduct a investigation into the case."