Accused in shahtoosh shawls seizure case acquitted

In February 2003 Delhi Wildlife Department raided an emporium in Delhi and arrested a person with 6 shahtoosh shawls (made from wool derived from Tibetan Antelope). After ten years, a trial court had acquitted the accused. Court observed that the number of contradictions in the testimony of prosecution witnesses regarding incidental aspects and the manner in which the case property was seized and produced before the court, the non-joining of the public/independent witness makes the prosecution story doubtful and it does not inspire any confidence.

Shahtoosh wool seized in Himachal Pradesh

Raw shahtoosh wool packed with Pashmina wool were seized in Kinnaur district near China border by Himachal Pradesh police on three days back. Shahtoosh wool comes from the Tibetan antelope's down hair and poachers are killing these animals in Tibet to collect the hair.