{
  "id": 2119563,
  "title": "Chhattisgarh forest dept seeks CBI probe into tiger poaching involving Maha cops",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/chhattisgarh-forest-dept-seeks-cbi-probe-into-tiger-poaching",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T10:58:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/chhattisgarh-forest-dept-seeks-cbi-probe-into-tiger-poaching-involving-maha-cops-101787223504264.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chhattisgarh’s forest department has requested a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into a tiger poaching case, alleging interstate links and a wider wildlife trafficking network. Two accused individuals, Biyeri Gedam and Baburao Madavi, are reportedly associated with the intelligence wing of Maharashtra Police in Gadchiroli. Gedam and Madavi were arrested along Chhattisgarh’s border with Maharashtra and are in police custody. The investigation began after the seizure of three tiger skins and nine people were arrested. Additional tiger skins, claws, canine teeth, and hunting traps were recovered near the Chhattisgarh-Maharashtra border. Four of the nine arrested individuals are from Maharashtra. The forest department cited national security and conservation concerns as reasons for seeking a CBI probe. Both Gedam and Madavi have been suspended by the Maharashtra Police.",
  "summary": "The Maharashtra Police suspended its two personnel, including a recipient of the President’s Police Medal for Gallantry, following their arrest",
  "key_points": [
    "Chhattisgarh forest dept seeks CBI probe into tiger poaching case.",
    "Biyeri Gedam and Baburao Madavi linked to Maharashtra Police intelligence.",
    "Four of nine arrested individuals are from Maharashtra."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}