Overview
- A confidential tip-off prompted a joint Kottiyoor–Kannur operation at Kathiroor that first detained three suspects near a school.
- Tiger skin, claws and teeth were recovered, and a doctor identified the items as from a tiger before samples were dispatched for DNA analysis.
- Information from initial questioning led to four further arrests and the seizure of an Innova car and a scooter allegedly used to move the contraband.
- The seven accused were produced before the Thalassery Judicial First Class Magistrate Court and remanded to judicial custody, with officials set to seek custody for further interrogation.
- Preliminary findings indicate links to poachers in Karnataka, with the supply chain still under verification.