*PESHAWAR – The KP Wildlife Department imposed a fine of Rs50,000 onrenowned shoemaker Nooruddin Chacha for making a pair of snakeskinPeshawari chappals.*
According to the reports, the shoes were being made by a shoemaker inPeshawar by Nooruddin Chacha.
He said shoes had been commissioned by a man named Noman and the snakeskinwas sent from America. They were priced at Rs40,000.
A day earlier, the chappals were seized by the department and two peopleworking at Nooruddin’s workshop were detained. They were let go after theshoemaker paid the fine.
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Forest Sub-Divisional Officer Amir Ali said that the shoes were made fromthe skin of an anaconda. He remarked that the shopkeeper failed to provideany documents that the snakeskin was imported.
A case has been filed against him under sections 9 (hunting), 11 (wildanimals as property of government), 14 (permit for animal display) and 18(entrance and exit of animals) of the Wildlife Act, 2015.
