Bijapur: Forest officials raid astrologer's house recover Tiger, Blackbuck's skins, claws
Bijapur: The District Forest officials on Wednesday arrested one person and seized skins of Tiger, Blackbuck, and Tiger's claws from him.
Acting on a tip-off the forest officials, raided the house of accused Mahesh Hiremath, who is said to be an astrologer and allegedly involved in the acts of black magic. The officials recovered these banned wild animal objects from the house of the accused, which according to them are highly expensive in the black market.
Speaking to reporters, Ashok Patil, District Forest Officer (DFO), said that, according to their knowledge this is for the first time in history they have seized the skin and claws of Tiger in the district. "We suspect that two more people are likely to be involved in the crime, who have possibly sold the skin to the accused. We have launched the search operation to nab them", he said.
He added that the case has been registered under the Wild Life Protection Act 1972 which attracts up to seven years of imprisonment. The raid was conducted under the guidance of DFO Ashok Patil.
BP Chauhan, Assistant Forest Conservator Officer, Prabhulinga Buyara, Regional Forest Officer, and other staff of the forest department were part of the raiding team.
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Former Raymond chairman Vijaypat Singhania passes away
Mumbai (PTI): Former Raymond chairman Vijaypat Singhania died here on Saturday evening, his family said.
He was 87.
His son Gautam Singhania, the group's current chairman and managing director, announced the death on the microblogging platform 'X'.
Singhania passed away "peacefully" in Mumbai, and the last rites will be performed on Sunday, a Raymond Group spokesperson said.
Vijaypat Singhania, a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, was also a keen aviator and held a world record for the highest altitude gained in a hot air balloon.
He led Raymond as chairman for two decades till 2000. After handing over the reins of the company to Gautam, Vijaypat also transferred his entire 37 per cent stake in the company to his son.
Vijaypat Singhania and his son were embroiled in legal disputes some years ago, but later they settled the issues.
