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Tiger Baba snared with 'tiger parts' in Kalkaji
If a person is sad due to jantar mantar in this world, same person with his/her guardian can meet to Tiger Baba.
Several signboards with this welcome message dot the main gate to a small but popular temple in Kalkaji, bang next to Kalka Mandir, in south Delhi. But very few people were aware of the fact that the man behind it, Tiger Baba--as he was known--was allegedly involved in a network of illegal wildlife trade.
After allegedly trading in animal products for several years, Tiger Baba (65) was arrested from the temple premises late on Monday evening.
Eleven tiger teeth, 34 tiger claws, two wild boar teeth and one stuffed tiger head were reportedly seized. Four claws with gold lining were also recovered, with Baba himself wearing two of them.
According to sources, the Baba is also allged to have reared a tiger two decades ago. However, deputy commissioner of police (south) Anil Shukla said: "I don't know whether he had actually reared a tiger or not, but yes, he had asked for permission to rear one."
On Monday, PFA got a tip-off that some people were involved in the illegal trade of wildlife products inside the temple premises. Said Gaurav Gupta, president of PFA, Delhi chapter (raiding team): "We sent a decoy customer along with some policemen, who were stationed outside the temple, to meet the Baba about 8 pm on Monday.
The decoy told him that his life was not going smooth and hence he needed his help. To this, the Baba suggested that he should wear a tiger claw around his neck which would be made available on payment of a certain sum of money."
The decoy offered to pay an advance of Rs 500, but the Baba refused to show the tiger claw, Gaurav said. "This was probably to demand more money for the product. Later, when the decoy demanded that he be shown the claw to check the authenticity of the product, the Baba agreed," he added.
He was soon arrested by the police red-handed.
Raids were conducted in the temple premises and the police recovered animal products. "However, we later found that some of the products were fake. We have, meanwhile, asked the wildlife conservator to conduct an inquiry into the whole matter," said Shukla.
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