Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Man arrested in Siliguri with pangolin scales and firearm
Forest officers received a tip and went to Khaprail More on Monday night.
They arrested Dilip Darjee there.
Officers said they found a firearm, three bullets and about 2.5 kilograms of pangolin scales with him.
Pangolins are threatened animals, and Indian pangolin species are classified as endangered.
Indian wildlife laws prohibit possessing or trading pangolins and their scales.
Darjee appeared in court on Tuesday.
The court ordered him held in judicial custody for 14 days.
Foresters from the Sukna range arrested a man on Monday night after acting on a tip-off.
The arrest took place at Khaprail More in Matigara, near Siliguri.
Officials said they seized a single-barrel firearm, three live cartridges and about 2.5 kilograms of pangolin scales.
The arrested man was identified as Dilip Darjee, a Fulbari resident in the Matigara police station area.
Darjee was produced before a Kurseong court on Tuesday and remanded to 14 days in judicial custody.
- Who
- Foresters from the Sukna forest range arrested Dilip Darjee.
- What
- They said they found a firearm, three live cartridges and about 2.5 kilograms of pangolin scales with him.
- When
- Monday night, around 11:30 p.m.; Darjee appeared in court on Tuesday.
- Where
- Khaprail More in Matigara, in the Darjeeling wildlife division area of West Bengal, India.
- Why
- The foresters acted on a tip-off; the article does not state a motive.
- Arrested
- Dilip Darjee, a resident of Fulbari in the Matigara police station area
- Arrest location
- Khaprail More, Matigara
- Arrest time
- Around 11:30 p.m. on Monday
- Seized
- A single-barrel firearm, three live cartridges and about 2.5 kilograms of pangolin scales
- Court action
- Produced before a Kurseong court on Tuesday
- Custody
- Remanded to 14 days in judicial custody
- Wildlife status
- Pangolin species found in India are classified as endangered