Investigations by the state's Tiger Strike Force and the Anti-Terrorism Squad revealed that the gang was deceiving buyers by passing off plastic claws and wax-coated fake nails as tiger claws.

A group was allegedly smuggling tiger skin from Telangana into Maharashtra ... laws do not include provisions to penalise the sale of fake wildlife products. Since no real wildlife crime has ...

This includes diverse products including mongoose hair, snake skins, Rhino horns, Tiger and Leopard claws ... “In last five years, fake skin or such articles were found in most of the seizure ...