<p>A special task force (STF) has arrested 11 persons and detained five minors in connection with a tiger poaching case and seized tiger nails from them in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, an official said on Monday.</p>.<p>The STF comprising personnel from Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) and Gadchiroli forest department apprehended the accused, including six men, five women and five minors on Sunday, he said.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/second-edit/shall-we-just-watch-all-the-cheetahs-die-1239456.html">Shall we just watch all the cheetahs die?</a></strong></p>.<p>As per a release issued by the TATR, the STF conducted a raid in Ambeshivani area of Gadchiroli with the help of the local police, and confiscated animal traps and three tiger nails.</p>.<p>Based on the information received from the accused, a few more suspects were detained from Dhule district of Maharashtra and the neighbouring state of Telangana, it stated.</p>.<p>A case has been registered against the accused under provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and further investigation is underway, the release said.</p>.<p>With these arrests, the forest and police departments have busted a tiger poaching racket operating in Gadchiroli and Chandrapur districts of Maharashtra and Telangana, it stated.</p>
<p>A special task force (STF) has arrested 11 persons and detained five minors in connection with a tiger poaching case and seized tiger nails from them in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, an official said on Monday.</p>.<p>The STF comprising personnel from Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) and Gadchiroli forest department apprehended the accused, including six men, five women and five minors on Sunday, he said.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/second-edit/shall-we-just-watch-all-the-cheetahs-die-1239456.html">Shall we just watch all the cheetahs die?</a></strong></p>.<p>As per a release issued by the TATR, the STF conducted a raid in Ambeshivani area of Gadchiroli with the help of the local police, and confiscated animal traps and three tiger nails.</p>.<p>Based on the information received from the accused, a few more suspects were detained from Dhule district of Maharashtra and the neighbouring state of Telangana, it stated.</p>.<p>A case has been registered against the accused under provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and further investigation is underway, the release said.</p>.<p>With these arrests, the forest and police departments have busted a tiger poaching racket operating in Gadchiroli and Chandrapur districts of Maharashtra and Telangana, it stated.</p>