{
  "id": 10318214,
  "title": "Elephant smuggled from Nepal, trail points to NGO in leopard poaching probe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/elephant-smuggled-from-nepal-trail-points-to-ngo-in-leopard-poaching",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T00:10:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/elephant-smuggling-nepal-wildlife-sos-nepal-elephant-leopard-poaching-probe-10896696/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The NGO Wildlife SOS is under investigation for alleged involvement in cross-border elephant smuggling from Nepal. Two of the organization's officials are currently in custody in a leopard poaching case. Wildlife SOS CEO Kartick Satyanarayan is set to join the probe. According to records, a WCCB team arrested three men in Jaipur in March 2022 carrying 30 kg of ivory. One of the suspects claimed that a \"Mathura resident\" named Suraj Pal, who is \"associated with an Agra NGO,\" had purchased an elephant smuggled from Nepal. The phone of another suspect contained chats with a contact saved as \"SOS.Baigo.Agra,\" which referred to Suraj Pal's elephant and mentioned that the individual had kept \"Kartick sir\" informed. Wildlife SOS director Baiju Raj denied knowledge of the chat records.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Wildlife SOS investigated for elephant smuggling from Nepal",
    "Two officials in custody for leopard poaching case",
    "Suraj Pal linked to Agra NGO in elephant smuggling probe"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The investigation into Wildlife SOS, an NGO already embroiled in a leopard poaching case, now suggests a possible link to cross-border elephant smuggling from Nepal, raising questions about the organization's involvement.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express - India",
        "title": "Elephant smuggled from Nepal, trail points to NGO in leopard poaching probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/elephant-smuggled-from-nepal-trail-points-to-ngo-in-leopard-poaching-10320557",
        "published": "2026-09-28T00:10:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}